κατ' ἀρχῆς γὰρ φιλαίτιος λεώς → people are always ready to blame the rulers, people are against authority, people were fond of anything by which they could call authority in question
μιξαίθρια, τὰ και μιξαίθριαι, αἱ (Α)
εναλλαγή καλού και κακού καιρού («ὕδατα πολλά, λάβρα, μεγάλα, χιόνες
μιξαίθρια τὰ πλεῖστα», Ιπποκρ.).
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < θ. μιξ(ο)- του μίγνυμι / μείγνυμι + αἴθριον].