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— Paton edition
εἰ καὶ ἀμειδήτων νεκύων ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἀνάσσεις,
Φερσεφόνη, ψυχὴν δέχνυσο Δημοκρίτου
εὐμενέως γελόωσαν, ἐπεὶ καὶ σεῖο τεκοῦσαν
ἀχνυμένην ἐπὶ. σοὶ μοῦνος ἔκαμψε γέλως.
Though, Persephone, you rule over the unsmiling
— Paton edition
dead beneath the earth, receive the shade of
Democritus with his kindly laugh ; for only laughter
turned away from sorrow your mother when she was
sore-hearted for your loss.
Quoique des mots sans sourire composent, ô Perséphone,
— Waltz edition
ton empire souterrain, reçois avec bienveillance l'âme de
Démocrite avec son rire, puisque ta mère, en deuil de
toi, n'en fut distraite que par le seul rire.
Anche se regni sottoterra su morti ignari di riso,
— Pontani, Filippo Maria (1978-81) (ed.): Antologia Palatina, 4 vols., Torino.
tu, Persefone, l'anima ridente
di Democrito accogli: la stessa tua madre, dolente
per te, piegata fu dal solo riso.
Anche se regni sottoterra su morti ignari di riso,
— Pontani, Filippo Maria (1978-81) (ed.): Antologia Palatina, 4 vols., Torino.
tu, Persefone, l'anima ridente
di Democrito accogli: la stessa tua madre, dolente
per te, piegata fu dal solo riso.
Quoique des mots sans sourire composent, ô Perséphone,
— Waltz edition
ton empire souterrain, reçois avec bienveillance l'âme de
Démocrite avec son rire, puisque ta mère, en deuil de
toi, n'en fut distraite que par le seul rire.
Though, Persephone, you rule over the unsmiling
— Paton edition
dead beneath the earth, receive the shade of
Democritus with his kindly laugh ; for only laughter
turned away from sorrow your mother when she was
sore-hearted for your loss.
— Paton edition
εἰ καὶ ἀμειδήτων νεκύων ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἀνάσσεις,
Φερσεφόνη, ψυχὴν δέχνυσο Δημοκρίτου
εὐμενέως γελόωσαν, ἐπεὶ καὶ σεῖο τεκοῦσαν
ἀχνυμένην ἐπὶ. σοὶ μοῦνος ἔκαμψε γέλως.
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Scholium 7.58.1Alignments
εἰ καὶ ἀμειδήτων νεκύων ὑπὸ γαῖαν ἀνάσσεις ,
Φερσεφόνη , ψυχὴν δέχνυσο Δημοκρίτου
εὐμενέως γελόωσαν , ἐπεὶ καὶ σεῖο τεκοῦσαν
ἀχνυμένην ἐπὶ . σοὶ μοῦνος ἔκαμψε γέλως .
Though , Persephone , you rule over the unsmiling
dead beneath the earth , receive the shade of
Democritus with his kindly laugh ; for only laughter
turned away from sorrow your mother when she was
sore - hearted for your loss .
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