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`82A` names of literary characters

V i 82Apologus Alcinoi A story for Alcinous

`82A(ADONIS)` male literary characters (ADONIS)

II ix 11Stupidior Praxillae Adonide As stupid as the Adonis of Praxilla

`82A(BALLIO)` male literary characters (BALLIO)

IV ix 47Ballio Ballio

`82A(CODRUS)` male literary characters (CODRUS)

I vi 76Iro, Codro pauperior As poor as Irus or Codrus

`82A(COROEBUS)` male literary characters (COROEBUS)

`82A(DAVUS)` male literary characters (DAVUS)

I iii 36Davus sum, non Oedipus I am Davus, not Oedipus

`82A(DEMETRIUS)` male literary characters (DEMETRIUS)

V i 71Quam Clinia ex Demetrio More than Clinia heard from Demetrius

`82A(MELANION)` male literary characters (MELANION)

II x 13Melanione castior As chaste as Melanion

`82A(MELITIDES)` male literary characters (MELITIDES)

IV iv 69Stultior Melitide As stupid as Melitides

`82A(MENECLES)` male literary characters (MENECLES)

III i 15Alia Menecles, alia porcellus loquitur Menecles tells one story and the pig another

`82A(MOPSUS)` male literary characters (MOPSUS)

II v 100Mopso Nisa datur Nisa is Mopsus' bride

`82A(STENTOR)` male literary characters (STENTOR)

II iii 37Stentore clamosior Noisier than Stentor

`82AA(CLINIA)` female literary characters (CLINIA)

V i 71Quam Clinia ex Demetrio More than Clinia heard from Demetrius

`82AA(NISA)` female literary characters (NISA)

II v 100Mopso Nisa datur Nisa is Mopsus' bride

`83(ARISTOPHANES, Acharnians)` (ARISTOPHANES, Acharnians) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

II iii 59Porcellus Acarnanius An Arcananian sucking-pig

`83(HOMER, Iliad)` (HOMER, Iliad) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

IV v 51Prolixius Iliade As long-winded as the Iliad

`83(PLAUTUS, Pseudolus)` (PLAUTUS, Pseudolus) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

IV ix 47Ballio Ballio

`83(TERENTIUS, Andria)` (TERENTIUS, Andria) specific works of literature (with AUTHOR, Title)

I iii 36Davus sum, non Oedipus I am Davus, not Oedipus

`84` tales and fairy tales

I i 14Sine capite fabula A story without a head

`85` fables

`85(ASS AND THE LION'S SKIN)` fables (ASS AND THE LION'S SKIN)

`85(DE VULPECULA ET CICONIA)` fable 85: De vulpecula et ciconia

II ii 63Fallacia alia aliam trudit One fraud treads on the heels of another

`85(FOX AND CROW)` fables (FOX AND CROW)

IV i 94Si corvus possit tacitus pasci If the crow can eat quietly

`85(JUPITER AND ANIMALS)` fables (JUPITER AND ANIMALS)

III iii 38Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home

`85(ZEUS AND THE TORTOISE)` fables (ZEUS AND THE TORTOISE)

III iii 38Domus amica, domus optima A loved home is the best home

`86` proverbs, sayings, etc.

IV i 49Pandeletias sententias Pandeletian maxims

`86(FOR NOBLE DEEDS DO COME OF NOBLE MINDS)` proverbs, sayings, etc. (FOR NOBLE DEEDS DO COME OF NOBLE MINDS)

I ix 26Ab impiis egressa est iniquitas Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked

`86(THE MAN WHO TURNS BACK AT HALFWAY IS NOT ALWAYS WRONG)` proverbs, sayings, etc. (THE MAN WHO TURNS BACK AT HALFWAY IS NOT ALWAYS WRONG)

I ix 32Satius est recurrere quam currere male Better run backwards than runn all awry

`86(TO WIN A CASE BY DEFAULT)` proverbs, sayings, etc. (TO WIN A CASE BY DEFAULT)

I ix 33Solus currens vicit He was the only runner and he won

`86(VICTORY WITHOUT SWEAT)` proverbs, sayings, etc. (VICTORY WITHOUT SWEAT)

I ix 33Solus currens vicit He was the only runner and he won

`86(VICTORY WITHOUT THE DUST)` proverbs, sayings, etc. (VICTORY WITHOUT THE DUST)

I ix 33Solus currens vicit He was the only runner and he won