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Εἰδύλλια

By Theocritus.

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Kind of writing
Lyric poetry
Dialect
Doric
Written
4th–3rd c. BC
Length
23,325 words analysed
Vocabulary
56% common words
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1 Greek text, 0 English translations

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

Greek text size
20 px
Line spacing
1.8

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