Religion
Pan of the Sea-Cliff (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Me, Pan, the fishermen placed upon this holy cliff, Pan of the seashore, the watcher here over the fair anchorages of the harbour; and I take care now of the baskets and again of the trawlers off this shore. But sail thou by, O stranger, and in requital of this good service of theirs I will send behind thee a gentle south wind.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Archias. “Pan of the Sea-Cliff (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/archias/30/.
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Archias. “Pan of the Sea-Cliff (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/archias/30/.
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