English · Idiom Historical

The two eyes of Greece

Preserved but no longer current.

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Meaning · English

Athens and Sparta. To have two strings to one's DOW. See Bow.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

có hai nguồn lực để dựa vào

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Eyes Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “The two eyes of Greece” mean?

Athens and Sparta. To have two strings to one's DOW. See Bow.

Is “The two eyes of Greece” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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