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Book IX, 791: On a Temple of Aphrodite built in the Sea
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Cytherea, who hast established in the depths of the flood the foundations of the sanctuary encinctured by thy mother the sea, around thee the sea rejoices, its blue surface smiling gently under the breeze of Zephyr. Because of this act of piety, and thy temple which Postumus erected, thou shalt boast thee more than because of Paphos.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Apollonides. “Book IX, 791: On a Temple of Aphrodite built in the Sea.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/apollonides/23/.
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Apollonides. “Book IX, 791: On a Temple of Aphrodite built in the Sea.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/apollonides/23/.
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