Ἴδας

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Ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν, ἀποθνῄσκει νέος → He whom the gods love dies young → Flore in iuvenili moritu, quem di diligunt → In seiner Jugend stirbt nur, wer den Göttern lieb

Menander, Monostichoi, 425

English (Slater)

Ἴδας son of Aphareus, king of Messene, and brother of Lynkeus. τὸν γὰρ (sc. Κάστορα)
   1 Ἴδας ἀμφὶ βουσίν πως χολωθεὶς ἔτρωσεν χαλκέας λόγχας ἀκμᾷ (N. 10.60) Ζεὺς δ' ἐπ Ἴδᾳ πυρφόρον πλᾶξε ψολόεντα κεραυνόν (N. 10.71)