Zenobius 2.3
You are worthy of the shield in Argos
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English
Proverb
You are worthy of the shield in Argos
Explanation
of the modest and well-born; inasmuch as in Argos boys who are pure and free from outrage, by some ancient and lawful privilege, march in procession bearing the shields.
Greek
Proverb
Ἄξιος εἰ τῆς ἐν Ἄργει ἀσπίδος
Explanation
ἐπὶ τῶν αἰδημόνων καὶ εὐγενῶν. Παρόσον οἱ ἐν Ἄργει ἀνύβριστοι παῖδες καὶ καθαροὶ κατά τι νόμιμον καὶ παλαιὸν γέρας τὰς ἀσπίδας φοροῦντες πομπεύουσιν.
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