Θριαί
From LSJ
δός μοι πᾷ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινήσω → give me a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a place to stand and I'll move the earth, give me the place to stand and I shall move the earth, give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move the whole world, give me a firm spot to stand and I will move the world, give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth, give me a fulcrum and I shall move the world
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Θρῑαί: -ῶν, αἱ, Παρνασσίδες νύμφαι, τροφοὶ τοῦ Ἀπόλλωνος, αἵτινες ἐφεῦρον τρόπον μαντείας διὰ ψήφων ἃς ἐλάμβανον ἔκ τινος ἀγγείου, Ilgen καὶ Herm. ἐν Ὁμ. Ὕμν. εἰς Ἑρμ. 552. 2) αἱ οὕτως ἀνασυρόμεναι ψῆφοι ἢ τὰ μαντεύματα αὐτῶν, Λατιν. sortes, Καλλ. εἰς Ἀπόλλ., 44, ἔνθα ἴδε τὸν Σχολ.· πρβλ. Λοβ. Ἀγλαοφ. 2. 814 κἑξ.
