“Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock.”

—  Theognis of Megara

Source: Elegies, Line 215.
Context: Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.

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Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century … -570–-485 BC

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