Zenobius 1.19
To sing to the myrtle-branch
English
Proverb
To sing to the myrtle-branch
Explanation
it was the custom that one who could not sing at a banquet, taking a sprig of laurel or myrtle, should sing to that.
Greek
Proverb
Ἄιδειν πρὸς μυῤῥίνην
Explanation
ἔθος ἦν τὸν μὴ δυνάμενον ἐν τοῖς συμποσίοις ᾆσαι, δάφνης κλῶνα ἢ μυῤῥίνης λαβόντα πρὸς τοῦτον ᾄδειν.
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