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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Epigram: Hades



Epigram: Hades


When Iris, earthly race now done
Stood pensive on that Stygian shore,
Her dark eyes, radiant as the sun,
Made surly Charon drop his oar.


[A free translation from the Greek of the minor Roman poet, Flavius Claudius Julianus, 'Iris mea mortua erat' ...etc]


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