Although the Aesopian tradition enjoyed great popularity during the
middle ages, thanks to the dissemination of Latin translations, the
Greek text of the fabulist was first rediscovered during the
Renaissance. CB 5, which was written on paper near the end of the
15th century, is a collection of some 150 fables ascribed to the
poet, which served as an inspiration for La Fontaine. Following
are, among other things, the Delphic prophecies of
Pseudo-Pythagoras, which transmit the well-known aphorism "Know
thyself!", and The Clouds, the comedy that made the Athenian writer
Aristophanes famous.
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