Religion
Book VI, 99
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Philoxenides the worthy goatherd dedicated thee, the Pan he carved from an unbarked beech trunk, after sacrificing an old he-goat and making thy holy altar drunk with the first milk of a she-goat. In reward for which the goats in his fold shall all bear twins in the womb and escape the sharp tooth of the wolf.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book VI, 99.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/8/.
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