Zenobius 6.12
The darkness about Drys
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English
Proverb
The darkness about Drys
Explanation
Aristotle says, in the Constitution of the Samians, that many Prienaeans were killed by the Milesians at the place called Drys ("Oak"); whence the women of Priene swear by "the darkness at Drys."
Greek
Proverb
Τὸ περὶ Δρῦν σκότοςÚ Ἀριστοτέλης φησὶν ἐν τῇ Σαμίων πολιτείᾳ, Πριηνέας πολλοὺς ὑπὸ Μιλησίων ἀναιρεθῆναι περὶ τὴν καλουμένην Δρῦν· ὅθεν καὶ τὰς Πριηνείας γυναῖκας ὀμνύναι τὸ περὶ Δρῦν σκότος.
Explanation
Τὸ περὶ Δρῦν σκότοςÚ Ἀριστοτέλης φησὶν ἐν τῇ Σαμίων πολιτείᾳ, Πριηνέας πολλοὺς ὑπὸ Μιλησίων ἀναιρεθῆναι περὶ τὴν καλουμένην Δρῦν· ὅθεν καὶ τὰς Πριηνείας γυναῖκας ὀμνύναι τὸ περὶ Δρῦν σκότος.
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