Religion
Book XIV, 75: An Oracle given in Heliopolis when the Ship was lost containing the Columns of the Temple of Zeus there, which are now in Berytus (Zeus speaking to Apollo)
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Tell Poseidon, “Thou shouldst obey thy two elder brethren; it is not meet for thee to glory in the possession of the temples of my glorious palace.” Say it, and thrice shake the glistening brine, and he will obey. But if he submit not, let him take heed lest I burn the whole sea: for not even the sea can quench the bolt of Zeus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 75: An Oracle given in Heliopolis when the Ship was lost containing the Columns of the Temple of Zeus there, which are now in Berytus (Zeus speaking to Apollo).” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/875/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 75: An Oracle given in Heliopolis when the Ship was lost containing the Columns of the Temple of Zeus there, which are now in Berytus (Zeus speaking to Apollo).” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/875/.
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