Greek Proverb of the Day

Here is today's proverb from the blog with a LOLcat and vocabulary too! This is a repeat of a proverb you've seen before, but the vocabulary list is new. The vocabulary links go to Logeion.

Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ σώματος.

• σκιὰ, from σκιά.
• ἀντί
• τοῦ, from ὁ.
• σώματος, from σῶμα.

Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ σώματος.

A shadow instead of a body.

This saying was applied to people who might appear to be powerful but who have no power at all, like a shadow. From the root of Greek σῶμα we get English somatic.

And here's a quiz covering the past five cats (answers at the blog only, not in the email):

Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ ______.

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Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ σώματος.

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______, φίλον φῶς.

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Χαῖρε, φίλον φῶς.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς ______.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο.

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_______ φύλαττε.

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Φιλίαν φύλαττε.

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Γλαῦκας εἰς ______.

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Γλαῦκας εἰς Ἀθήνας.

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And to finish up, here's a random LOLCat too:

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