Latin fable
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Juno appointed him guardian of lo (the cow), but Jupiter caused him to be put to death; whereupon Juno transplanted his eyes into the tafl of her peacock.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Latin fable” mean?
Juno appointed him guardian of lo (the cow), but Jupiter caused him to be put to death; whereupon Juno transplanted his eyes into the tafl of her peacock.
Is “Latin fable” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.