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On a Figure of Galeae cut by Tryphon
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Ἰνδὴν βήρυλλόν με Τρύφων ἀνέπεισε Γαλήνην
εἶναι, καὶ μαλακαῖς χερσὶν ἀνῆκε κόμας:ἠνίδε καὶ χείλη νοτερὴν λειοῦντα ^ θάλασσαν,
καὶ μαστούς, τοῖσιν θέλγω ἀνηνεμίην.ἢν δέ μοι ἡ φθονερὴ νεύσῃ λίθος, ὡς ἐν ἑτοίμῳ
— Paton edition
ὥρμημαι, γνώσῃ καὶ τάχα νηχομένην.
Tryphon coaxed me, the Indian beryl, to be Galene,
— Paton edition
the goddess of Calm, and with his soft hands let
down my hair. Look at my lips smoothing the liquid
sea, and my breasts with which I charm the windless
waves. Did the envious stone but consent, you would
soon see me swimming, as I am longing to do.
Tryphon coaxed me, the Indian beryl, to be Galene,
— Paton edition
the goddess of Calm, and with his soft hands let
down my hair. Look at my lips smoothing the liquid
sea, and my breasts with which I charm the windless
waves. Did the envious stone but consent, you would
soon see me swimming, as I am longing to do.
Ἰνδὴν βήρυλλόν με Τρύφων ἀνέπεισε Γαλήνην
εἶναι, καὶ μαλακαῖς χερσὶν ἀνῆκε κόμας:ἠνίδε καὶ χείλη νοτερὴν λειοῦντα ^ θάλασσαν,
καὶ μαστούς, τοῖσιν θέλγω ἀνηνεμίην.ἢν δέ μοι ἡ φθονερὴ νεύσῃ λίθος, ὡς ἐν ἑτοίμῳ
— Paton edition
ὥρμημαι, γνώσῃ καὶ τάχα νηχομένην.
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Mythical characters, minor deities (eng)
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Epigram 9.544: Creation of Scholium 9.544.2 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.544: Creation of Scholium 9.544.1 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.544: Addition of Manuscript 6232 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.544: First revision
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