Zenobius 2.26
The Attics keep the Eleusinia
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English
Proverb
The Attics keep the Eleusinia
Explanation
with "to themselves" understood. Duris says that whenever some persons gather and do anything by themselves, they say of themselves, "The Attics keep the Eleusinia."
Greek
Proverb
Ἀττικοὶ τὰ Ἐλευσίνια
Explanation
ἐλλείπει τὸ καθ’ ἑαυτούς. Λέγει δὲ Δοῦρις ὅτι ὅταν καθ’ ἑαυτοὺς συλλεγέντες τινὲς πράττωσί τι, ἐπιλέγουσιν ἑαυτοῖς, Ἀττικοὶ τὰ Ἐλευσίνια.
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