Bacchylides
Βακχυλίδης
(c450BC)
(Ed 57)
Happiness
No mortal is happy all the time
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(Ed 2)
Ode to Hekate
Hekate!
Carrier of torches,
daughter of black-loined
Night!
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(Ed 25)
The test of virtue
Whilst gold is tested by the
Lydian stone,
Man’s virtue
and
Wisdom
are tested by
Truth
