Zenobius 5.74
Every land is fatherland
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English
Proverb
Every land is fatherland
Explanation
this is part of an oracle which the god gave to Meleus the Pelasgian when he was inquiring about a settlement. Mnaseas mentions the oracle, and Dionysius the Chalcidian.
Greek
Proverb
Πᾶσα γῇ πατρίς
Explanation
τοῦτο μέρος ἐστὶ χρησμοῦ, ὃν ἀνεῖλεν ὁ θεὸς Μελεῷ τῷ Πελασγῷ περὶ οἰκήσεως μαντευομένῳ. Μέμνηται τοῦ χρησμοῦ καὶ Μνασέας καὶ Διονύσιος ὁ Χαλκιδεύς.
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