The works of Callimachus; translated into English verse. The hymns and epigrams from the Greek; with the Coma Berenices from the Latin of Catallus: ... selected from former commentators, and

by Callimachus

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1793 edition. ... for working metals, and (heir skill incurred the reproach of juggling and imposture; a reproach from The brightest pow'r in heav'n, and dearer far To thund'ring Jove than the stern God of war. Amid the ikies th' observing Goddess fat, And brooded dire revenge, and furious hate Unutterable; watch'd the painful hour Of labour, and detain'd the struggling pow' Then sent two faithful messengers on earth To guard the mores and wait th' approaching birth. Bright in immortal arms stern Mars appears On Hæmus' hills j o'er their proud summits rears His tow'ring head, and from the mountain's height Wide o'er the continent directs his Zrivi TtKttv yptWe piouT£/)ov Aftog via. Tu a. uvTrj ptv (tkottiiiv ltv al9e(of eltru, Z7re(xop£vy p-tya-Ti ic, » Qutov. ii(ye $e AijTta 60 TeijjOfAevYiv uSicrt. Svu Se ol tlotro tpoi Toctocv diroTtrewvTeq. o fiev weSov ttuoio Upevof JiJ/ijXijff KOvtpiji £7r/ ©fijjJeoj A/jus The jealousy of Juno is, on this occasion, envenomed by envy; and her conduct betrays the combined influence of those base and detestable passion. The fruit of Latona's amour with Jupiter is to become the source of her sufferings, which are industroufly prolonged by her unrelenting adversary. The meanness of the cause is, however, ennobled by the grandeur of the effect. Mars stationed on mount Hæmus; Iris centinel on mount Mimas, threatening the earth, the islands, the rivers and the sea--these are sublime images, which throw an undeserved lustre on the ignoble pafs.onsof Juno. Mimas is a high mountain in the isle of Chios. J. Th 100 105 But native Dryads, pale with sacred awe Swift from the dance their trembling feet withdraw, And shriek and sigh, when oaks coeval bend Their green heads, and from Helicon...

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First published September 10, 2010

About the author

Callimachus (310/305–240 BCE) (Greek: Καλλίμαχος, Kallimakhos) was a poet, critic, and scholar at the Library of Alexandria. He was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya.