M0884 (not in Perry). Source: Odo, Parable 18. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry was not systematic in his coverage of medieval sources. Compare the fable of the poor man whose life is ruined by wealth, #997.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Image: Socrates et Pondus Auri
884. Socrates et Pondus Auri. Socrates philosophus, veniens ad Athenas, secum ferens pondus auri, proiecit in mare, dicens, “Submergam te, ne submergar a te.”
M0884 (not in Perry). Source: Odo, Parable 18. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry was not systematic in his coverage of medieval sources. Compare the fable of the poor man whose life is ruined by wealth, #997.
M0884 (not in Perry). Source: Odo, Parable 18. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry was not systematic in his coverage of medieval sources. Compare the fable of the poor man whose life is ruined by wealth, #997.
