thiasus
δρυὸς πεσούσης πᾶς ἀνὴρ ξυλεύεται → when the oak falls, everyone cuts wood | when an oak has fallen, every man gathers wood | on the fall of an oak, every man gathers wood | when an oak has fallen, every man becomes a woodcutter | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his strength | one takes advantage of somebody who has lost his power | when the tree is fallen, every man goes to it with his hatchet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
thĭăsus: (thyăsus), i, m., = θίασος,>
I the Bacchic dance, a dance performed in honor of Bacchus, Verg. E. 5, 30; id. A. 7, 581; Stat. S. 3, 1, 41; Cat. 63, 28; 64, 253.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
thĭăsus,¹⁴ ī, m. (θίασος), thiase, danse en l’honneur de Bacchus : Virg. B. 5, 30 ; Stat. S. 3, 1, 41 || par ext.] cortège : [de Cybèle] Catul. 63, 28 ; [de Satyres] Catul. 64, 252.
