Religion
Book VI, 117
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
The hammer from the fire, with the pliers and tongs, is consecrated to thee, Hephaestus, the gift of Polyerates, with which often beating on his anvil he gained substance for his children, driving away doleful poverty.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Ascribed to Pancrates.
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