Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 258: On Pan
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
In the fane of Dictynna, where blaze the altar fires, did the Cretan erect me such as you see me in bronze, goat-footed Pan. I wear a skin and carry two hare-staves, and from the cave in the rock gaze with both eyes at the hill.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 258: On Pan.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1040/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 258: On Pan.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1040/.
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