Zenobius 2.21

They have "turned-Parian" [aneparíasan]

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English

Proverb

They have "turned-Parian" [aneparíasan]

Explanation

said of those who change their minds and turn back. Since the Parians, being warred upon by the Athenians and asking for a truce, obtained it on promise of surrendering their city; then, expecting an alliance to come from somewhere, they broke the agreement.

Greek

Proverb

Ἀνεπαρίασαν

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν μεταγινωσκόντων καὶ μετατρεπομένων εἴρηται ἡ παροιμία. Ἐπειδὴ οἱ Πάριοι πολεμρύμενοι ὑπὸ Ἀθηναίων καὶ ἀνοχὰς παρ’ αὐτῶν αἰτήσαντες καὶ τυχόντες ἐπὶ ὑποσχέσει τοῦ παραδώσειν τὴν πόλιν, εἶτα προςδοκήσαντες συμμαχίαν ἥξειν ποθὲν, ἔλυσαν τὰ ὁμολογούμενα.

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