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"Οὔ μ᾿ ἔτι, παρσενικαὶ μελιγάρυες ἱαρόφωνοι, γυῖα φέρην δύναται· βάλε δὴ βάλε κηρύλος εἴην, ὅς τ᾿ ἐπὶ κύματος ἄνθος ἅμ᾿ ἀλκυόνεσσι ποτήται νηλεὲς ἦτορ ἔχων, ἁλιπόρφυρος ἱαρὸς ὄρνις."
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AlcmanΕὕδουσι δ’ ὀρέων κορυφαί τε καὶ φάραγγες — Alcman
"Εὕδουσι δ’ ὀρέων κορυφαί τε καὶ φάραγγες πρώονές τε καὶ χαράδραι φῦλά τ’ ἑρπέτ’ ὅσα τρέφει μέλαινα γαῖα θῆρές τ’ ὀρεσκώιοι καὶ γένος μελισσᾶν καὶ κνώδαλ’ ἐν βένθεσσι πορφυρέας ἁλός· εὕδουσι δ’ οἰωνῶν φῦλα τανυπτερύγων."
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Alcman
Alcman
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Alcman was an Ancient Greek choral lyric poet from Sparta. He is the earliest representative of the Alexandrian canon of the Nine Lyric Poets. He wrote six books of choral poetry, most of which is now lost; his poetry survives in quotation from other ancient authors and on fragmentary papyri discovered in Egypt. His poetry was composed in the local Doric dialect with Homeric influences. Based on h