Religion
To the West Wind (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Religion
Eudemus dedicates this shrine in the fields to Zephyrus, most bountiful of the winds, who came to aid him at his prayer, that he might right quickly winnow the grain from the ripe ears.
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MLA
Bacchylides. “To the West Wind (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bacchylides/3/.
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Bacchylides. “To the West Wind (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bacchylides/3/.
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