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.

Χυτρεοῦς θεός.

• χυτρεοῦς
• θεός

Χυτρεοῦς θεός.

A clay god.

This proverbial phrase refers to a god who is useless, not worthy of worship and unable to come to your aid. The adjective χυτρεοῦς is from the noun, χύτρα, a clay pot used for cooking. 

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

______ βιώσας.

reveal/hide answer

Λάθε βιώσας.

---

Παντὶ αἰτοῦντί σε ______.

reveal/hide answer

Παντὶ αἰτοῦντί σε δίδου.

---

______ θάλασσαν ἐρίζει.

reveal/hide answer

Ποταμὸς θάλασσαν ἐρίζει.

---

_______ οὐ δωροδοκεῖται.

reveal/hide answer

Ἀλώπηξ οὐ δωροδοκεῖται.

---

Χυτρεοῦς ______.

reveal/hide answer

Χυτρεοῦς θεός.

---

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

---

---

Click here to subscribe/unsubscribe to the email list.

---