α1164Ἀλλ' εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἐν Σαμοθρᾴκῃ μεμυημένος ἐστι
but if there is someone among you initiated in Samothrace, now is a fine time to pray that both feet of the pursuer be put out of joint
In Samothrace there were certain initiation-rites, which they supposed efficacious as a charm against certain dangers. In that place were also the mysteries of the Corybantes and those of Hecate and the Zerinthan cave,…
Ἀλλ' εἴ τις ὑμῶν ἐν Σαμοθρᾴκῃ μεμυημένος ἐστι, νῦν εὔξασθαι καλόν, ἀποστραφῆναι τοῦ μετιόντος τὼ πόδε· ἐν Σαμοθρᾴκῃ ἦσαν τελεταί τινες, ἃς ἐδόκουν τελεῖσθαι πρὸς ἀλεξιφάρμακον…