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Greek Anthology 5.265

Original


ὄμματα Φυλλὶς ἔπεμπε κατὰ πλόον ὅρκος ἀλήτης
     πλάζετο, Δημοφόων δ᾽ἦεν ἄπιστος ἀνήρ.
νῦν δέ, φίλη, πιστὸς μὲν ἐγὼ παρὰ θῖνα θαλάσσης
     Δημοφόων σὺ δὲ πῶς, Φυλλίς, ἄπιστος ἔφυς;

Translation in Greek


Η Φυλλίδα έστρεφε τα μάτια της στη θάλασσα να δει τον Δημοφώντα, αλλά είχε ρίξει τον όρκο του στους ανέμους και ήταν άπιστος απέναντί της. Τώρα, αγαπημένη, εγώ είμαι ο πιστός Δημοφώντας, εδώ στο ακρογιάλι, πώς εσύ, Φυλλίδα, έγινες η άπιστη;

Translation in English


Phyllis sent her eyes to sea to seek Demophoon, but his oath he had flung to the winds and he was false to her. Now, dear, I thy Demophoon keep my tryst to thee on the sea-shore; but how is it, Phyllis, that thou are false?


Language : Ancient Greek

Text type: Epigram

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