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ἐξοδεία τῶν ναῶν -> procession from the shrines

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τιμήσεσθαι τοιούτου τινὸς ἐμαυτῷ -> estimate the penalty for myself at so high a rate

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ἐὰν ᾖ τῳ θανάτου τετιμημένον -> if sentence of death has been passed upon one

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γυναικόφρων γὰρ θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς οὐ σοφοῦ -> it's an unwise man who shows a woman's spirit

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βραχεῖα τέρψις ἡδονῆς κακῆς -> the enjoyment from a cheap pleasure is short, there's brief enjoyment in dishonourable pleasure

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ὦ φίλον ὕπνου θέλγητρον, ἐπίκουρον νόσου –> o dearest charm of sleep, ally against sickness

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πλὴν τῆς τεκούσης θῆλυ πᾶν μισῶ γένος –> except for the one that gave birth to me, I hate the entire genus of women

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δύστανοι καὶ πολύμοχθοι ματέρες Ἅιδᾳ τίκτουσαι τέκνα -> wretched and much-enduring mothers, giving birth to children for Hades

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πᾶσιν ἡμῖν κατθανεῖν ὀφείλεται -> death is a debt which every one of us must pay

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τίς δ᾿ οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν, τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται –> who knows if life is death, and if in the underworld death is considered life

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νὺξ συνοδική -> moonless night, conjunctive night

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δειλὴ δ' ἐν πυθμένι φειδώ -> thrift in the lees is worthless

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οὓς ἡγεμόνας πόλεως ἐπαιδεύσασθε -> whom you educated as city leaders

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οὖρος ἐσθλὸς ἑταῖρος -> fair wind, a good companion

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ἀσέληνος νύξ -> moonless night

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ἱερεύς τις ἄτας -> minister of woe, priest of ruin

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ἱερεὺς ὁ χριστός -> anointed priest

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ὥστε πλείους ἢ χιλίας ἱεροδούλους ἐκέκτητο ἑταίρας –> it owned more than a thousand temple-slaves, courtesans

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αὐλεῖται πᾶν μέλαθρον -> the whole house is filled with music

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Καλαβίδια -> festival of Diana?

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