Καλλιπίδησ
Callippides (the bustling fellow)
Source: Greek proverb (cf. Plutarch, Alc. 32)
Register: technical
Etymology
The tragic actor proverbial for hurrying without progress; Plutarch (Alc. 32) gives the anecdote of Agesilaus' rebuke.
Callippides (the bustling fellow)
Source: Greek proverb (cf. Plutarch, Alc. 32)
Register: technical
The tragic actor proverbial for hurrying without progress; Plutarch (Alc. 32) gives the anecdote of Agesilaus' rebuke.