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ε2011Ἐπαίομεν ἐν Βραυρῶνιwe used to bang (on the way) to Brauron… it. The complete phrase is "Theoria, whom once we used to bang (on the way) to Brauron" (web address 1). See generally J. Henderson, The Maculate Muse (New Haven 1975) 171 #308 on pai/ein …Matched in noteshighshort
β521ΒραυρώνBrauron… The deity honored at Brauron was Artemis; why we are told about Dionysos is unclear.)Matched in noteshighshort

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Ἐπαίομεν ἐν Βραυρῶνι

we used to bang (on the way) to Brauron

[Meaning] we are (sic) intimate with, we used to drive. Brauron [is] a place in Athens.

Ἐπαίομεν ἐν Βραυρῶνι· συνουσιάζομεν, ἠλαύνομεν. Βραυρὼν δὲ τόπος Ἀθήνησιν.