Zenobius 3.11
A Datus of good things
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English
Proverb
A Datus of good things
Explanation
Datus is the name of a city which the Thasians colonised; concerning it the proverb "A Datus of good things" was used, since it was very fair: it has gold mines, and is prosperous.
Greek
Proverb
Δάτος ἀγαθῶν
Explanation
πόλεως ὄνομα ἣν ἀπῴκησαν Θάσιοι· ἐφ’ ᾖ καὶ παροιμία ἐλέχθη, Δάτος ἀγαθῶν, ὡς οὔσης καλλίστης· ἔχει δὲ καὶ χρύσεα μέταλλα καὶ ἔστιν εὐδαίμων.
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