95: To the door-keeper, feet seven fathoms long...
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95
Θυρώρῳ πόδεσ ἐπτορόγυιοι
τὰ δὲ σάμβαλα πεμπεβόνα,
πίσυγγοι δὲ δέκ᾽ ἐξεπόνασαν. [transcription]
To the door-keeper, feet seven fathoms long, and sandals of five bulls' hides, work for ten cobblers.
Quoted by Hephaestion as a specimen of metre.
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