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    "url": "https://anthologiagraeca.org/api/descriptions/2125/?format=api",
    "language": {
        "code": "eng",
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    "created_at": "2024-04-05T17:09:27.413339Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-05T20:32:15.837376Z",
    "description": "This is the simplest and most concise epigram of the Anthology to express gratitude for the protection bestowed by the shield. It is far removed stylistically from the exhibitions of skill typical of Hellenistic literary exercises and, thus, possibly authentically inscriptional in origin (see Page 1981, 141).  Within it, it is possible to identify certain distinctive features that seem to be developed and varied in works from subsequent ages: note, in particular, the portrayal of the battle through evocative auditory imagery (line 1: δυσαχέος ἐκ πολέμοιο) and the unconventional identification of the divine recipient by indicaton of the location of the vow (line 2: Ἀθηναίας ἐν τεμένει). Therefore, it is plausible that this epigram serves as the template, if not for the overarching motif of the weapon placed at rest in temples (see Martin 2021, 46-48), at least for that of the salvific shield.\r\nSee also comments on related epigrams. - M. Legnini"
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