ὡς ἐπεζάρει Σφὶγξ ἁρπαγαῖσι πόλιν
From LSJ
Πολλοῖς ὁ Δαίμων, οὐ κατ' εὔνοιαν φέρων, / Μεγάλα δίδωσιν εὐτυχήματ' ... (Euripides) → God brings great good fortune to many, not out of good will,...
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)
when the Sphinx pressed heavily upon the city with her ravaging
