noun
Meaning 1
Something given or done to pacify or bribe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- to give/throw a sop to Cerberus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sop to Cerberus
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History
Etymology
From Virgil's Aeneid, where the Sibyl throws Cerberus a loaf laced with honey and herbs to induce sleep.
Across languages
Translations
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- Finnish: lepyttelylahja — Translations