Zenobius 2.35
Hipparchion the silent
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English
Proverb
Hipparchion the silent
Explanation
in our forefathers' time there were two famous citharodes, Hipparchion and Rufinus. When the quinquennial contest at Heliopolis was held according to custom, Hipparchion stood mute, struck dumb by the disturbance in the theatre.
Greek
Proverb
Ἄφωνος Ἱππαρχίων
Explanation
κατὰ τοὺς προπάτορας ἡμῶν δύο κιθαρῳδοὶ διάσημοι ἐγένοντο, Ἱππαρχίων καὶ Ῥουφῖνός. Καὶ δὴ ἀγῶνος ἐνστάντος πενταετηρικοῦ ἀγομένου ἐν Ἡλιουπόλει κατὰ τὸ ἔθος, Ἱππαρχίων ἀχανὴς ἔστη ταραχῇ τῇ περὶ τὸ θέατρον.
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