Zenobius 4.43

An Iliad of woes

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English

Proverb

An Iliad of woes

Explanation

said proverbially of great woes; inasmuch as countless evils befell at Ilion.

Greek

Proverb

Ἰλιὰς κακῶν

Explanation

ἀπὸ παροιμίας τοῦτο ἐλέγετο ἐπὶ τῶν μεγάλων κακῶν· παρόσον ἐν Ἰλίῳ μυρία κακὰ συνέβη γενέσθαι.

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