Σπαρτοί
τραχὺς ἐντεῦθεν μελάμπυγός τε τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἅπασιν → he is a tough black-arse towards his enemies, he is a veritable Heracles towards his enemies
English (Slater)
Σπαρτοί
1 Sown Ones, those who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Kadmos, and to whom some of the Theban nobility traced their descent. πατροπάτωρ ἔνθα οἱ Σπαρτῶν ξένος κεῖτο (Amphitryon) (P. 9.82) Ἰφικλέος μὲν παῖς ὁμόδαμος ἐὼν Σπαρτῶν γένει (I. 1.30) ἢ Σπαρτῶν ἀκαμαντολογχᾶν (I. 7.10) ἢ Κάδμον ἢ Σπαρτῶν ἱερὸν γένος ἀνδρῶν ὑμνήσομεν; fr. 29. 2.
English (Slater)
Σπαρτοί
1 Sown Ones, those who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown by Kadmos, and to whom some of the Theban nobility traced their descent. πατροπάτωρ ἔνθα οἱ Σπαρτῶν ξένος κεῖτο (Amphitryon) (P. 9.82) Ἰφικλέος μὲν παῖς ὁμόδαμος ἐὼν Σπαρτῶν γένει (I. 1.30) ἢ Σπαρτῶν ἀκαμαντολογχᾶν (I. 7.10) ἢ Κάδμον ἢ Σπαρτῶν ἱερὸν γένος ἀνδρῶν ὑμνήσομεν; fr. 29. 2.
