Religion
Book IX, 790: On the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Who was it that transported the maiden’s chamber, that once stood in the celestial palace, from Olympus to Ephesus the city of Androclus, the queen of the Ionians, swift in battle, most excellent in war and letters? Was it thyself, slayer of Tityus, who, loving thy nurse more than Olympus, didst set thy chamber in her?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book IX, 790: On the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/68/.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book IX, 790: On the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/68/.
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