χρύσεα χαλκείων
gold for bronze (a one-sided exchange)
Source: Homer, Iliad 6.236
Register: technical
Etymology
From Glaucus and Diomedes' exchange of armour; Iliad 6.236. Proverbial for unequal swap.
gold for bronze (a one-sided exchange)
Source: Homer, Iliad 6.236
Register: technical
From Glaucus and Diomedes' exchange of armour; Iliad 6.236. Proverbial for unequal swap.