old ties are forgotten in the face of new
From LSJ
ἀλώπηξ, αἰετοῦ ἅ τ' ἀναπιτναμένα ῥόμβον ἴσχει → a fox, which, by spreading itself out, wards off the eagle's swoop
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
παλαιὰ καινῶν λείπεται κηδευμάτων
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