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[Aegeus]
The herald says that only two men accompany him, and that he has a sword slung over his bright shoulders
and two polished javelins in his hands,
and a well-made Laconian hat on his head with its fire-red hair. A purple tunic covers his chest, and a woolen Thessalian cloak.
50
Bright red Lemnian fire flashes from his eyes. He is a boy in the prime of youth, intent on the playthings of Ares: war and battles of clashing bronze.
55
He is on his way to splendor-loving
Athens
.
60
The herald says that only two men accompany him, and that he has a sword slung over his bright shoulders
and two polished javelins in his hands,
and a well-made Laconian hat on his head with its fire-red hair. A purple tunic covers his chest, and a woolen Thessalian cloak.
50
Bright red Lemnian fire flashes from his eyes. He is a boy in the prime of youth, intent on the playthings of Ares: war and battles of clashing bronze.
55
He is on his way to splendor-loving
Athens
.
60
Ode 19 (Dithyramb 5) Io: for the Athenians
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Dithyrambs. Bacchylides. Diane Arnson Svarlien (Translator). New Haven, CT. 1996.
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