Buzyges
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Būzyges: ae, m., = Βουζύγης,
I an ancient Athenian hero, the inventor of the plough and of ploughing with oxen, = Triptolemus and Epimenides, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 199; cf. Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 4; Aus. Ep. 22, 46; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 19.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Būzygēs, æ, m., le même que Triptolème : Plin. 7, 199.
