The Decision: "KAKOU KORAKOS KAKON OON"
Translation: "From a bad crow, a bad egg." Or, "When a mischievous bird of prey lays an egg, the egg too is mischievous." Verdict is a play on words: Corax means "crow"; Tisias means "eggs"
Translation: "From a bad crow, a bad egg." Or, "When a mischievous bird of prey lays an egg, the egg too is mischievous."
Verdict is a play on words: Corax means "crow"; Tisias means "eggs"
The case was, in effect, thrown out of court.
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