Zenobius 3.86
To the Isles of the Blest
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English
Proverb
To the Isles of the Blest
Explanation
Hesiod says that the Isles of the Blest lie about the Ocean, and there the blessed ones dwell, ruled by Cronus. Whence the proverb is said of the blessed.
Greek
Proverb
Εἰς Μακάρων νήσους
Explanation
ὁ Ἡσίοδός φησι Μακάρων νήσους εἶναι περὶ τὸν Ὠκεανὸν, κἀκεῖ τοὺς εὐδαίμονας οὐκεῖν ὑπὸ Κρόνου βασιλευομένους. Ὅθεν ἐπὶ τῶν μακαρίων εἰρῆσθαι τὴν παροιμίαν.
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