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Book XIV, 71: An Oracle of the Pythia

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)

Religion

Come, stranger, pure in mind, to the precinct of the pure god, after dipping thy hand in the water of the Nymphs. For a little drop suffices for the righteous, but not the whole ocean shall cleanse a wicked man with its streams.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 71: An Oracle of the Pythia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/871/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 71: An Oracle of the Pythia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/871/.

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