Zenobius 6.39
The Charadraean lion
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English
Proverb
The Charadraean lion
Explanation
that by Charadra, unless he means the Thespian, the first one Heracles slew, at Thespiae. The place is called Charadra ("torrent").
Greek
Proverb
Χαραδραῖος λέων
Explanation
ὁ παρὰ ταῖς Χaράδραις, εἰ μὴ ἄρα τὸν Θεσπιακὸν λέγει, ὃν πρῶτον ἀνεῖλεν Ἡρακλῆς ἐν Θεσπιαῖς. Χαράδρα δὲ καλεῖται ὁ τόπος.
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