Zenobius 5.3
Lydian karykai
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English
Proverb
Lydian karykai
Explanation
proverb: "Give me neither Lydian karykai nor the cracking of whips." The karykē is a Lydian dish made of many seasonings and blood; as Pherecrates says, "Mash up an abyrtakē and a Lydian karykē."
Greek
Proverb
Λυδῶν καρύκας
Explanation
παροιμία· Μήτε μοι Λυδῶν καρύκας, μήτε μαστίγων ψόφους. Ἔστι δὲ ἡ καρύκη βρῶμα Λύδιον ἐκ πολλῶν ἡδυσμάτων συνεστὸς καὶ αἵματος· ὡς Φερεκράτης· Ἀβυρτάκην τρίψαντα καὶ Λυδίαν καρύκην.
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