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Book I, 108: On Adam (Anonymous)

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

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

Religion

Not without wisdom was Adam so called, for the four letters represent the four quarters of the earth. The Alpha he has from Anatolé (the East), the Delta from Dysis (the West), the second Alpha is from Arctus (the North) and the Mu from Mesembria (the South).

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 108: On Adam (Anonymous).” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/99/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 108: On Adam (Anonymous).” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/99/.

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