Zenobius 3.96
Blessed is Corinth, but I would be of Tenea
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English
Proverb
Blessed is Corinth, but I would be of Tenea
Explanation
Tenea is a leafy village near Corinth. As if the villagers, while admitting that Corinth is prosperous, yet choose to keep their lesser village — so the saying.
Greek
Proverb
Εὐδαίμων ὁ Κόρινθος, ἐγὼ δ’ εἴην Τενεάτης
Explanation
κώμῃ ἐστὶ πλησίον τῆς Κορίνθου Τενέα, κατάφυτος. Ὡς οὖν τῶν ἐν τῇ κώμῃ ὁμολογούντων μὲν Κόρινθον εἶναι εὐδαίμονα, αἱρουμένων δὲ ἥττονα κώμην ἔχειν, οὕτως εἴρηται.
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