Greek Proverb of the Day: October 23

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.

Λαγὼς καθεύδων.

• λαγώς
• καθεύδων, from καθεύδω.

Λαγὼς καθεύδων.

The sleeping hare.

This saying also appears in Erasmus, who explains that it refers to a deception: the hare sleeps with its eyes open, or so the ancient Greeks and Romans supposed, fooling people into thinking it was awake. More about this folk tradition: Lagophthalmos or Hare Eye: An Etymologic Eye Opener.

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

Ἐλέφας μῦν οὐ ______.

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Ἐλέφας μῦν οὐ δάκνει.

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______, φίλον φῶς.

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Χαῖρε, φίλον φῶς.

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______ καθεύδων.

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Λαγὼς καθεύδων.

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Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ ______.

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Σκιὰ ἀντὶ τοῦ σώματος.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς ______.

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Οὐδὲ Ἡρακλῆς πρὸς δύο.

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

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