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ἡ λέξις τῆς ἡμέρας (ιε’) – Ancient Greek Word of the Day (15)

January 3, 2022 by Jenny

ὁ/ἡ ὄνος, –ου – a donkey

ὁ ὄνος μάλα χρήσιμόν ἐστι ζῷον τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· φέρει γὰρ βαρύτατα φορτία· ὑπάρχει δὲ καὶ κάλλιστον διήγημα τοῦ Λουκιανοῦ περὶ ἀνθρώπου ὃς ὄνος γίγνεται· δύνασθε δ’ἀναγνῶναι τοῦτο τὸ διήγημα ἐνταῦθα· http://lucianofsamosata.info/downloads/lucians_the_ass_-_hayes_and_nimis_oct_2012.pdf

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The donkey is an animal that is pretty useful for humans because it carries very heavy loads. There exists also a really beautiful story by Lucian about a man who turned into a donkey. You can read this story here: http://lucianofsamosata.info/downloads/lucians_the_ass_-_hayes_and_nimis_oct_2012.pdf

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