to prevent the earth from spreading far

From LSJ

Πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → There are many wondrous things in this world, but none more wondrous than humans

Sophocles, Antigone, 332-3

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

ὅπως μὴ διαχέοιτο ἐπὶ πολύ τὸ χῶμα

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