Zenobius 2.83
The Molossian ox
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English
Proverb
The Molossian ox
Explanation
said of things divided into many parts and chopped up. For the Molossians, in their oath-takings, made their compacts by chopping oxen into small pieces.
Greek
Proverb
Βοῦς ὁ Μολοττῶν
Explanation
αὕτη λέγεται ἐπὶ τῶν εἰς πολλὰ διαιρουμένων πράγματα καὶ κατακοπτομένων. Οἱ γὰρ Μολοττοὶ ἐν τοὶς ὁρκμοσίοις κατακόπτοντες εἰς μικρὰ τοὺς βοῦς, τὰς συνθήκας ἐποιοῦντο.
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