Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 264: On a Procession to Isis
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
To Isis, parent of crops, mother of the corn, thousand-shaped, in a stone basket without the toiling plough, go of their own accord the fruits of the field, even to their mother.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 264: On a Procession to Isis.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1045/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 264: On a Procession to Isis.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1045/.
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