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Hercules
Ancient Greek and Roman mythology
Phraseologism: Heracles.
Meaning: A common noun for a physically very strong person (joking).
Origin: From ancient Greek mythology. Hercules (Roman - Hercules) - the most popular hero of Ancient Greece and Rome, the son of the head of the Olympian gods Zeus and a mortal woman, Queen Alcmene. He was endowed with great physical strength: while still a baby lying in a cradle, he strangled two snakes sent by the wife of Zeus, the goddess Hera, who disliked the baby.
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The truth is in wine.
Meaning:
Drunk, as is commonly believed, tells the truth.
Origin:
The source of the expression is the aphorism of the Greek poet Alkey (VII - VI centuries BC): "Wine is a sweet child, it is also true." The Roman writer Pliny the Elder (23 or 24 - 79 AD) briefly formulated the same idea in his Natural History: In vino veritas. The first part of the expression "In vino veritas, in aqua sanitas" - "Truth in wine, health in water." |
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