Pothos

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εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν → run water into a punctured pitcher, to the perforated jar bale water, labour in vain, labor in vain

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Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Pŏthŏs, ī, m. (Πόθος), célèbre statue de Scopas, représentant le Désir : Plin. 36, 25.