Ποτείδαια
From LSJ
ἐν πίθῳ τὴν κεραμείαν μανθάνειν → in breaking many pots, the potter learns his craft | of those who undertake the most difficult tasks without learning the elements of the art | don't run before you can walk
English (LSJ)
ἡ, A Potidea, IG12.201.14, etc.:—Ποτειδεᾶται, οἱ, citizens of Potidea, ib. 205.50:—Adj. Ποτειδεᾱτικός, ή, όν, concerning the Potideans, Th.1.118.
French (Bailly abrégé)
ας (ἡ) :
mieux que Ποτίδαια;
Potidée, ville de Thrace.
Étymologie:.
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Ποτείδαια: и Ποτίδαια (τῑ), ион. Ποτῑδαίη ἡ Потидея (коринфская колония на перешейке п-ова Паллена в Халкидике) Her., Thuc., Xen.
