μηδέν' ὀλβίζειν, πρὶν ἂν τέρμα τοῦ βίου περάσῃ μηδὲν ἀλγεινὸν παθών → Count no man blessed 'til he's passed the endpoint of his life without grievous suffering. (Sophocles, King Oedipus 1529f.)
sloping up: P. ἀνάντης, προσάντης, P. and V. ὄρθιος, Ar. and P. μετέωρος.
sloping down: Ar. and P. κατάντης.
