in the heat of the engagement they deserted to the Lacedaemonians

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λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells

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English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

μετέστησαν ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ παρὰ τούς Λακεδαιμονίους

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