Pelorus
From LSJ
ἐν πίθῳ τὴν κεραμείαν μανθάνειν → in breaking many pots, the potter learns his craft | of those who undertake the most difficult tasks without learning the elements of the art | don't run before you can walk
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(Cape) Πέλωρος, ὁ or Πελωρίς, -ίδος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pĕlōrus: (-os), i, m., and Pĕlōrum, i, n., = Πέλωρος,
I a promontory on the north-eastern coast of Sicily, the modern Capo di Faro: Peloros, Ov. M. 13, 727: Pelorus, Sil. 14, 78: Pelorum, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 73; Mart. Cap. 6, § 646.—Hence,
II Pĕ-lōrĭtānus, a, um, adj., Pelorian: regio, Sol. 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pĕlōrus,¹⁴ ī, m., Sil. 14, 78, Pĕlōrŏs, ī, m. (Πέλωρος), Ov. M. 13, 727 et Pĕlōrum, ī, n., Plin. 3, 87, Pélore [promontoire à l’est de la Sicile].
