Religion
Book VI, 269
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Children, though I am a dumb stone, if any ask, then I answer clearly, having set down at my feet the words I am never weary of speaking: “Arista, daughter of Hermoclides the son of Sauneus, dedicated me to Artemis Aethopia. Thy ministrant is she, sovereign lady of women; rejoice in this her gift of herself, and be willing to glorify our race.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Said to be by Sappho.
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Sappho. “Book VI, 269.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/125/.
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Sappho. “Book VI, 269.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/125/.
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