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Book VIII, Epigram 2 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
When Janus, begetter and parent of our annals, of late saw Hister's conqueror, he deemed his many faces were not enough for him, and wished to possess more eyes; and, speaking alike with every tongue, he promised the Lord of Earth and God of the Universe a Pylian old age four times over. Add, Father Janus, we entreat, your own.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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