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On a Temple of Aphrodite built in the Sea
μητρὶ περιστεφέος σηκοῦ, Κυθέρεια, θαλάσσῃ
κρηπῖδας βυθίας οἴδματι πηξαμένη:
χαίρει δ᾽ ἀμφὶ σὲ πόντος, ἐπὶ ζεφύροιο πνοῇσιν
ἀφρὸν ὑπὲρ νώτου κυάνεον γελάσας.εἵνεκα δ᾽ εὐσεβίης, νηοῦ θ᾽ ὃν ἐγείρατο σεῖο
— Paton edition
Πόστουμος, αὐχήσῃ μέζον, † αφλοισι Πάφου.
Cytherea, who hast established in the depths of
— Paton edition
the flood the foundations of the sanctuary encinctured
by thy mother the sea, around thee the sea rejoices,
its blue surface smiling gently under the breeze of
Zephyr. Because of this act of piety, and thy temple
which Postumus erected, thou shalt boast thee more
than because of Paphos.
Cytherea, who hast established in the depths of
— Paton edition
the flood the foundations of the sanctuary encinctured
by thy mother the sea, around thee the sea rejoices,
its blue surface smiling gently under the breeze of
Zephyr. Because of this act of piety, and thy temple
which Postumus erected, thou shalt boast thee more
than because of Paphos.
μητρὶ περιστεφέος σηκοῦ, Κυθέρεια, θαλάσσῃ
κρηπῖδας βυθίας οἴδματι πηξαμένη:
χαίρει δ᾽ ἀμφὶ σὲ πόντος, ἐπὶ ζεφύροιο πνοῇσιν
ἀφρὸν ὑπὲρ νώτου κυάνεον γελάσας.εἵνεκα δ᾽ εὐσεβίης, νηοῦ θ᾽ ὃν ἐγείρατο σεῖο
— Paton edition
Πόστουμος, αὐχήσῃ μέζον, † αφλοισι Πάφου.
Epigram 9.791: Creation of Scholium 9.791.1 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.791: Addition of Manuscript 8080 by “epheline”
Epigram 9.791: Addition of ExtRef: Artémis Ephesus by “maximeguénette”
Epigram 9.791: Association of Grèce romaine (60) by “maximeguénette”
Epigram 9.791: Association of Couronne de Philippe (76) by “maximeguénette”
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