Ἑανῷ λιτί

with fine linen

Translated by Anne Mahoney8 Jun 1999Vetting: high6 revisions

2 notes · 17 words

Thus he called the light [fabric].¹
And elsewhere: "great Egypt tore her locks with a fine garment."²

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἑανῷ λιτί· οὕτω κέκληκε τὸν λεπτόν. καὶ αὖθις· ἁ μεγάλα δ' Αἴγυπτος ἑανῷ δάψατο χαίτην.