Zenobius 1.40
Beginning from Hestia
English
Proverb
Beginning from Hestia
Explanation
transferred from rites at the altar. For it was the custom to make first-offerings to Hestia.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀφ’ Ἑστίας ἀρχόμενοι
Explanation
μετενήνεκται δὲ ἀπὸ τῶν περὶ τὰ ἱερὰ δρωμένων, Ἔθος γὰρ ἦν τῇ Ἑστίᾳ τὰς ἀπαρχὰς ποιεῖσθαι,
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