Zenobius 5.15
Mysian booty
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English
Proverb
Mysian booty
Explanation
proverb of those wretchedly plundered. For the surrounding peoples plundered the Mysians at that time, while they were without a ruler. Hence "Mysian booty" was said.
Greek
Proverb
Μυσῶν λεία
Explanation
παροιμία ἐπὶ τῶν κακῶς διαρπαζομένων. Οἱ γὰρ περίοικοι κατ’ ἐκεῖνον τὸν χρόνον τοὺς Μυσοὺς ἐληΐζοντο, ἕως ἦσαν ἄναρχοι. Ἐκεῖθεν οὖν ἐλέγετο ἡ Μυσῶν λεία.
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