Zenobius 5.81
An oath by Rhadamanthys
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English
Proverb
An oath by Rhadamanthys
Explanation
Cratinus says they swear by goose, by dog, and by such things as an oath of Rhadamanthys; as Sosicrates too in book two of his Cretan Affairs; in order not to swear by the gods.
Greek
Proverb
Ῥαδαμάνθυος ὅρκος
Explanation
Κρατῖνός φησιν, ἐπὶ τῷ χηνὶ καὶ τῷ κυνὶ καὶ τοῖς τοιούτοις ὅρκον Ῥαδαμάνθυϊ ἀνατιθέασιν· ὡς καὶ Σωσικράτης ἐν δευτέρῳ Κρητικᾶν· ἵνα μὴ θεοὺς ὀμνύωσιν.
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