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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 15 = Perry 278

Ἀνὴρ ἀθηναῖός τις ἀνδρὶ Θηβαίῳ
κοινῶς ὁδεύων, ὥσπερ εἰκός, ὡμίλει.
ῥέων δ' ὁ μῦθος ἦλθε μέχρις ἡρώων,
μακρὴ μὲν ἄλλως ῥῆσις οὐδ' ἀναγκαίη·
τέλος δ' ὁ μὲν Θηβαῖος υἱὸν Ἀλκμήνης
μέγιστον ἀνδρῶν, νῦν δὲ καὶ θεῶν ὕμνει·
ὁ δ' ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν ἔλεγεν ὡς πολὺ κρείσσων
Θησεὺς γένοιτο, καὶ τύχης ὁ μὲν θείης
ὄντως λέλογχεν, Ἡρακλῆς δὲ δουλείης.
λέγων δ' ἐνίκα· στωμύλος γὰρ ἦν ῥήτωρ.
ὁ δ' ἄλλος ὡς βοιωτὸς οὐκ ἔχων ἴσην
λόγοις ἅμιλλαν, εἶπεν ἀγρίῃ μούσῃ·
"πέπαυσο· νικᾷς. τοιγαροῦν χολωθείη
Θησεὺς μὲν ἡμῖν, Ἡρακλῆς δ' Ἀθηναίοις."

Ben Perry, Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb). This edition contains the Greek texts of Babrius, with a facing English translation, and an extensive index covering the Greek and Latin fable tradition. This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in the Aesopic fable tradition. Invaluable.