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Anemôi
dialegêi
Adler number: alpha,2263
Translated headword: you are talking to a wind
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [sc. A proverbial saying] in reference to those who are not heard.[1] [Another] proverb [is]: "directions of winds"; "for locals know best not only the directions of the winds, according to the proverb, but also the customs of the local people".[2]
Greek Original:Anemôi dialegêi: epi tôn anêkoustôn. paroimia: Anemôn staseis: enchôrioi gar ou monon tas tôn anemôn staseis kata tên paroimian, alla kai ta tôn enchôriôn anthrôpôn êthê kallista ginôskousi.
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Keywords: daily life; ethics; geography; historiography; proverbs
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 17 June 2000@22:27:46.
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