Religion
To Artemis of the Oakwood (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Religion
This to thee, Artemis the bright, this statue Cleonymus set up; do thou overshadow this oakwood rich in game, where thou goest afoot, our lady, over the mountain tossing with foliage as thou hastest with thy terrible and eager hounds.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Mnasalcas. “To Artemis of the Oakwood (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/mnasalcas/17/.
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Mnasalcas. “To Artemis of the Oakwood (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/mnasalcas/17/.
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