ποικιλόμυθος
From LSJ
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
English (LSJ)
ον,
A of various discourse, χείλη AP5.55 (Diosc.); epith. of Cronus, Orph.H.13.5; of Hermes, ib.28.8.
German (Pape)
[Seite 650] voll mannichfaltiger Rede, Erzählung, beredt, geschwätzig, Orph. H. 12, 5 u. a. sp. D., wie Sosipat. 3 (Diosc. V, 56), χείλη.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ποικῐλόμῡθος: -ον, ὁ λέγων ποικίλα, ποικίλους λόγους, Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 56, Ὀρφ. Ὕμν. 13, κτλ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ος, ον :
aux paroles variées, éloquent.
Étymologie: ποικίλος, μῦθος.