Hebe by Charles Auguste Émile Durand 19th C. CE
"Mousa (Muse), I will sing for the little maid . . ((lacuna)) once when Hera was celebrating the feast of the seventh day of her daughter's birth [Hebe], the Gods sitting on Olympos (Olympus) quarrelled, who would honour the child with the most beautiful gift . . ((lacuna)) Tritonis [Athena] brought many toys of cunning workmanship shrewdly carved, and many came from the guardian of the Apian Isthmos (Isthmus) [Poseidon], toys more precious than gold. The Gods in amicable rivalry vied with one another in offering gifts. But you, Delian Apollon . . you said the following ‘Phoibos (Phoebus), you must try your skillful art [music] which will surpass the masterpieces of Hephaistos (Hephaestus).’"
-Callimachus, Iambi Fragment 202 (trans. Trypanis) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.)
-Callimachus, Iambi Fragment 202 (trans. Trypanis) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.)
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| Hebe by Charles Auguste Émile Durand 19th C. CE. Lille Palace of Fine Arts. |
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