Religion
Epigram 39: Silena, changeful as the sea
Translated by H. W. Tytler (1793; Bohn 1856) · From Works of Callimachus (Tytler, 1793)
Religion
Silena, changeful as the sea,
Bright Venus, dedicates to thee
Her image, and the zone that bound
Her swelling breast with beauty crown’d.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 39: Silena, changeful as the sea.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/133/.
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Callimachus. “Epigram 39: Silena, changeful as the sea.” Translated by H. W. Tytler. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/133/.
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