κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
the Cadmeians, Thebans, Il. 4.391, 385.
Καδμεῖοι: οἱ кадмейцы, потомки Кадма, т. е. фиванцы Hom., Her.
