Religion

Epigram LV (Mair)

by Callimachus c. 310 – c. 240 BC

Translated by A. W. Mair (1921) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1921)

Religion

Know, Asclepius, that thou hast received the debt which Aceson owed thee by his vow for his wife Demodice. But if thou dost forget and demand payment again, the tablet says it will bear witness.

MLA

Callimachus. “Epigram LV (Mair).” Translated by A. W. Mair. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/209/.

Chicago

Callimachus. “Epigram LV (Mair).” Translated by A. W. Mair. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/209/.

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