Zenobius 1.31

The Looting of Cinnaras

Illustrated proverb 1.31

English

Proverb

The Looting of Cinnaras

Explanation

Callimachus mentions this in his iambics; and Timaeus said that Cinnaras was a brothel-keeper of Selinus. Having grown extremely rich from his trade, while alive he kept proclaiming he would leave his property as sacred to Aphrodite, but at his death he set out his goods to be looted.

Greek

Proverb

Ἁρπαγὰ τὰ Κιννάρου

Explanation

ταύτης μὲν μέμνηται Καλλίμαχος ἐν ἰάμβοις· Τίμαιος δὲ ἔφη, ὅτι Κίνναρος ἐγένετο πορνοβοσκὸς Σελινούσιος. Πλουσιώτατος γοῦν ἐκ τῆς ἐργασῖας γονόμενος, ζῶν μὲν ἐπηγγέλλετο τὴν οὐσίαν ἱερὰν τῇ Ἀφροδίτῃ παταλεῖψαι, τελευτῶν δὲ τὰ ὄντα προύθηκεν εἰς ἁρπαγήν.

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