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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