Theognis Child Poems

  • 1.
    O lord, son of Leto, child of Zeus, you I shall never
    Forget, either beginning or coming to an end,
    But always, first and last and in the middle,
    I shall sing of you. And you, hear me and grant good things.
    ...
  • 2.
    To you I have given wings, on which you may fly aloft
    Above the boundless sea and all the earth
    With ease. At feasts and banquets you will be present
    On all occasions, lying in the mouths of many,
    ...
  • 3.
    Kyrnos, as I work my craft let a seal be set upon
    These words of mine, and they will never be stolen unremarked,
    Nor will anyone change the good that is there to something worse;
    And this is what everyone will say: 'These are the lines of Theognis,
    ...
Total 3 Child Poems by Theognis

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