Zenobius 5.86
The Sarpedonian shore
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English
Proverb
The Sarpedonian shore
Explanation
this is a place in Thrace, ever stormy and surf-beaten, sacred to Poseidon. There is also another Sarpedonia about Cilicia; and another by the Ocean, the dwelling of the Gorgons.
Greek
Proverb
Σαρπηδονία ἀκτή
Explanation
τόπος οὗτος Θράκης, ἀεὶ κλύδωνας ἔχων καὶ κυματιζόμενος, ἱερὸν Ποσειδῶνος. Ἔστι δὲ καὶ ἑτέρα Σαρπηδονία περὶ Κιλικίαν· καὶ ἄλλη πρὸς τῷ ὠκεανῷ, Γοργόνων οἰκητήριον.
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