I think you are remembering a fragment by Cratinus, as quoted here: https://resgerendae.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/weird-and-wonderful-classics-sheep/ https://res

I think you are remembering a fragment by Cratinus, as quoted here: https://resgerendae.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/weird-and-wonderful-classics-sheep/ https://resgerendae.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/weird-and-wonde... My recollection is that Erasmus was the one who argued, based on that verse, that the letter eta should be pronounced as a long "e" rather than "i" as in "police". I can't seem to find a reference, however.