Religion
Book VI, 28
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Barro the fisherman, having reached trembling old age, offers thee, Hermes, these gifts, his pliant rods, his oar, whip of his boat, his curved, pointed hooks, his encompassing circular net weighted with lead, the floats that testify to where the weels lie in the sea, a pair of well-woven creels, this stone, the mother of fire, and his anchor, the stay of his unstable boat.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 28.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/7/.
Chicago
Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VI, 28.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/7/.
Read this poem with the Codex →