Religion
To Artemis of the Fishing-Nets (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
A red mullet and a hake from the embers to thee, Artemis of the Haven, I Menis, the caster of nets, offer, and a brimming cup of wine mixed strong, and a broken crust of dry bread, a poor man's sacrifice; in recompence whereof give thou nets ever filled with prey; to thee, O blessed one, all meshes have been given.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Apollonides. “To Artemis of the Fishing-Nets (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/apollonides/31/.
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Apollonides. “To Artemis of the Fishing-Nets (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/apollonides/31/.
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