“Seriphian Frog: This is said of mutes. For, the frogs in Seriphos don’t croak.”
Βάτραχος Σερίφιος: ἐπὶ τῶν ἀφώνων. Οἱ γὰρ ἐν Σερίφῳ βάτραχοι οὐ φθέγγονται.
-Diogenianus, Paroimiae 3.45
Editorial Note: I wish that the frogs where I live would take a hint from their Seriphian cousins!
