Βέρεθρον

gulf, pit

Translated by Catharine Roth29 Dec 2003Vetting: high5 revisions

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[Meaning a] deep [place].¹
"Now more than before, o triple dog, guard the gates of the strong pit with your unsleeping eyes."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Βέρεθρον· βάθος. νῦν πλέον ἢ τὸ πάροιθε πύλας κρατεροῖο βερέθρου ὄμμασιν ἀγρύπνοις τρισσὲ, φύλασσε, κύον.