Esopo 217

Ἀλώπηξ καὶ Λέων

Ἀλώπηξ θεασαμένη ἐγκάθειρκτον λέοντα, καὶ τούτου στᾶσα ἐγγὺς, δεινῶς αὐτὸν ὕβριζεν. Ὁ δὲ λέων ἔφη πρὸς αὐτήν· ” οὐ σύ με καθυβρίζεις, ἀλλ’ ἡ προσπεσοῦσά μοι ἀτυχία.”

Ὁ μῦθος οὗτος δηλοῖ, ὡς πολλοὶ τῶν ἐνδόξων, δυσπραγίαις περιπίπτοντες, ὑπ’ εὐτελῶν ἐξουθενοῦνται.

Referência do texto grego (Halm 40):
HALM, Karl (ed.). Aisōpeiōn mythōn synagōgē / Fabulae Aesopicae Collectae. Leipzig: Teubner, 1872, p. 20.  Edição digital disponível na Perseus Digital Library, com correções incidentais. URL: https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg0096/tlg002/First1K-grc1. Acesso em 24.apr.2023.