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Greek text follows that of M.L. West. 1966. Hesiod: Theogony with Prolegomena and Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Greek text follows that of M.L. West. 1966. Hesiod: Theogony with Prolegomena and Commentary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
5 καί τε λοεσσάμεναι τέρενα χρόα Περμησσοῖο
/kaí te lo̞e̞ssáme̞nai té̞re̞na kʰróa pe̞rmɛːssoîo/
And having washed their delicate skin in Permessos
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/kaí te lo̞e̞ssáme̞nai té̞re̞na kʰróa pe̞rmɛːssoîo/
And having washed their delicate skin in Permessos
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January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
5 καί τε λοεσσάμεναι τέρενα χρόα Περμησσοῖο
/kaí te lo̞e̞ssáme̞nai té̞re̞na kʰróa pe̞rmɛːssoîo/
And having washed their delicate skin in Permessos
| – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – ⏑ ⏑ | – – | – ⏑ |
/kaí te lo̞e̞ssáme̞nai té̞re̞na kʰróa pe̞rmɛːssoîo/
And having washed their delicate skin in Permessos
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3 καί τε περὶ κρήνην ἰοειδέα πόσσ᾽ ἁπαλοῖσιν
/kaí te̞ pe̞rì krɛ́ːnɛːn io̞eːdé̞a pó̞ss haploîsin/
And with tender feet around the violet-dark spring
/kaí te̞ pe̞rì krɛ́ːnɛːn io̞eːdé̞a pó̞ss haploîsin/
And with tender feet around the violet-dark spring
January 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
3 καί τε περὶ κρήνην ἰοειδέα πόσσ᾽ ἁπαλοῖσιν
/kaí te̞ pe̞rì krɛ́ːnɛːn io̞eːdé̞a pó̞ss haploîsin/
And with tender feet around the violet-dark spring
/kaí te̞ pe̞rì krɛ́ːnɛːn io̞eːdé̞a pó̞ss haploîsin/
And with tender feet around the violet-dark spring
2 αἵ θ᾽ Ἑλικῶνος ἔχουσιν ὄρος μέγα τε ζάθεόν τε,
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Who hold the mountain of Helicon, great and sacred,
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Who hold the mountain of Helicon, great and sacred,
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
2 αἵ θ᾽ Ἑλικῶνος ἔχουσιν ὄρος μέγα τε ζάθεόν τε,
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Who hold the mountain of Helicon, great and sacred,
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Who hold the mountain of Helicon, great and sacred,
1 Μουσάων Ἑλικωνιάδων ἀρχώμεθ᾽ ἀείδειν,
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Let us begin to sing of the Muses who dwell on Helicon,
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Let us begin to sing of the Muses who dwell on Helicon,
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
1 Μουσάων Ἑλικωνιάδων ἀρχώμεθ᾽ ἀείδειν,
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Let us begin to sing of the Muses who dwell on Helicon,
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Let us begin to sing of the Muses who dwell on Helicon,