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Book IX, 708
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
The barbarian bridged the Hellespont in his daring folly, but Time dissolved all that labour. Now Dicaearchia has made the sea a continent, and given the depths the form of dry land. She fixed firmly in the depths a vast supporting structure of stone, and with the hands of the Giants made the water beneath stand still. We could always sail over the sea, but insecure as it was for sailors who travelled on it, it has now promised to remain secure for foot-travellers.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book IX, 708.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/59/.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book IX, 708.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/59/.
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