ματρόπολις

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ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death

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μᾱτρόπολις
   1 mother city “μεγαλᾶν πολίων ματρόπολιν Θήραν γενέσθαι” (P. 4.20) Αἰακίδας ἐγέραιρεν ματρόπολίν τε, φίλαν ξένων ἄρουραν Aigina (N. 5.8)