Greek Proverb of the Day: November 8

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.

Ἐς πόδας ἐκ κεφαλῆς.

• ἐς.
• πόδας, from πούς.
• ἐκ.
• κεφαλῆς, from κεφαλή.

Ἐς πόδας ἐκ κεφαλῆς.

To the feet from the head.

Or, as we might say in English: "from head to foot" or "from head to toe" — although the Greek makes more sense than the English, referring to feet in the plural. The phrase is found already in Homer's Iliad, referring to Patroclus' body being prepared for his funeral. From the Greek κεφαλ- we get all the -cephal- words in English like encephalitis and cephalopod.

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

Ὅμοιον ὁμοίῳ ______.

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Ὅμοιον ὁμοίῳ φίλον.

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Ἄρτι _______ πίττης γεύεται.

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Ἄρτι μῦς πίττης γεύεται.

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Διώκει ______ ποτανὸν ὄρνιν.

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Διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν.

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Ἐς πόδας ἐκ ______.

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Ἐς πόδας ἐκ κεφαλῆς.

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Γλυκὺ τὸ ______.

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Γλυκὺ τὸ φῶς.

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

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