Zenobius 4.34

A Thasos of good things

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English

Proverb

Explanation

proverb of those who promise to make someone prosperous and splendid. For Callistratus the orator, having been driven out of Athens, persuaded the Athenians to settle the land opposite, saying it had gold mines, abundant land, and excellent overall, and called the place generally "a Thasos of good things"; whence the proverb gained currency.

Greek

Proverb

Θάσος ἀγαθῶν

Explanation

ἐπὶ τῶν εὐδαίμονα καὶ λαμπρὸν ἀποδεῖξαί τινα ἐπαγγελλομένων ἡ παροιμία ἐστί. Καλλίστρατος γὰρ ὁ ῥήτωρ ἐκπεσὼν Ἀθήνηθεν ἔπεισε τοὺς Ἀθηναίους τὴν ἀντίπεραν γῆν οἰκῆσαι, λέγων ὅτι καὶ χρυσᾶ μέταλλα ἔχει, καὶ γῆν ἄφθονον, καὶ ὅλην ἀρίστην, καὶ ὅλως Θάσον ἀγαθῶν τὸν τόπον ἐκάλει· ὅθεν ἡ παροιμία ἐκράτησεν.

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