Zenobius 2.22
In place of Hermione
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English
Proverb
In place of Hermione
Explanation
the proverb is said of those who save suppliants; since at Hermione in the Peloponnese there was a sanctuary of Persephone and Demeter giving safety to those who fled there. Aristophanes mentions it in the Babylonians.
Greek
Proverb
Ἀνθ’ Ἑρμιόνος
Explanation
εἴρηται ἡ παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν σωζόντων τοὺς ἱκέτας· ἐπειδὴ ἐν Ἑρμιόνῃ τῆς Πελοποννήσου ἱερὸν ἦν Κόρης καὶ Δήμητρος, ἀσφάλειαν παρέχον τοῖς καταφεύγουσιν. Μέμνηται ταύτης Ἀριστοφάνης ἐν Βαβυλωνίοις.
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