by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE)
Αἰπολικαὶ σύριγγες, ἐν οὔρεσι μηκέτι...
Language: Greek (Ελληνικά)
Αἰπολικαὶ σύριγγες, ἐν οὔρεσι μηκέτι Δάφνιν φωνεῖτ᾽, αἰγιβάτῃ Πανὶ χαριζόμεναι: μηδὲ σὺ τὸν στεφθέντα, λύρη, Φοίβοιο προφῆτι, δάφνῃ παρθενίῃ μέλφ᾽ Ὑάκινθον ἔτι. ἦν γὰρ ὅτ᾽ ἦν Δάφνις μὲν Ὀρειάσι,^ σοὶ δ᾽ Ὑάκινθος τερπνός: νῦν δὲ Πόθων σκῆπτρα Δίων ἐχέτω.
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- by Meleager of Gadara (flourished 1st century BCE), no title, Epigram 12,128 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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