Religion
Book VI, 147
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
Thou knowest, Asclepius, that thou hast been paid the debt that Akeson incurred to thee by the vow he made for his wife Demodicé ; but if thou dost forget and claim it again, this tablet declares that it will bear witness.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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