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lemon:value eng “A calque of the Ancient Greek proverb γλαῦκ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας. The owl, which roosted in the rafters of the old Parthenon (the one burnt by Xerxes I), was the symbol of the city of Athens, and was sacred to its patron goddess, Athena. It was featured on Athens' silver coins, and as Athens both mined its own silver and minted its own coins, bringing owls (either the real birds, or the coins) to Athens would be pointless.”
lemon:value eng “To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.”
uby:definitionType “intensionalDefinition”
uby:statementType “etymology”
uby:equivalent deu “Eulen nach Athen tragen”
uby:equivalent lat “hoc est Athenas noctuam”
uby:equivalent ces “nosit dříví do lesa”
uby:equivalent ita “portare nottole ad Atene”
uby:equivalent nld “uilen naar Athene brengen”
uby:equivalent nld “uilen naar Athene dragen”
uby:equivalent grc “γλαῦκ’ εἰς Ἀθήνας”
uby:equivalent rus “ездить в Тулу со своим самоваром”
uby:equivalent kat “ტყესი შეშის შეტანა”
uby:index “1”
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uby:externalReference “314628:0:1”
uby:externalSystem “Wiktionary sense key”

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