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I am a riding-donkey (1)

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02 Religious and ideological symbols and iconographic motifs
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry


 		Keywords
animals
sayings
similes
Period
6th century BCE
Greek Archaic Age 		Channel
Greek poets

Text
Mesopotamian Proverb:
I am a riding-donkey, but I am attached to the mule: I (have to) support the wagon and bear the (driver’s) stick.

Theognis 257-260:
I am a fine mare, a winner, but a scoundrel’s now my jockey – this it is that pains me most. Many a time I’ve thought of breaking off the bit, throwing my worthless rider, running free.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Mesopotamian Proverb
Theognis 257-260

Bibliography

Lambert 1960, 242Lambert, Wilfred G. Babylonian Wisdom Literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1960.
West 1997, 515West, Martin L. The East Face of Helicon. West Asiatic Elements in Greek Poetry and Myth. Oxford: Clarendon Press 1997.

Amar Annus


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