Religion
Book VI, 356
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
Aristodice and Amino, the two Cretan four-year-old daughters of Clio thy priestess, Artemis, are dedicated here by their mother. See, O Queen, what fair children she hath, and make thee two priestesses instead of one.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Ascribed to Pancrates.
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