ἀντὶ λέοντος πίθηκον γίγνεσθαι → become a monkey instead of a lion
dē-vescor: vesci,I v. dep. a., to eat up, devour, poet.: animas, Stat. Th. 1, 604.
dēvēscor, ēscī, tr., dévorer : Stat. Th. 1, 604.
