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The Hymn to Demeter, Line 4-7: Gathering flowers in a soft meadow

Persephone is far from her mother, playing with the daughters of Ocean and picking spring flowers.

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νόσφινnósphinapart fromΔήμητροςDḗmētrosDemeterχρυσαόρουchrysaórouof the golden blade,ἀγλαοκάρπουaglaokárpougiver of rich harvests,παίζουσανpaízousanas she playedκούρῃσιkoúrēisidaughtersσὺνsỳnwithὨκεανοῦŌkeanoûof Oceanβαθυκόλποιςbathykólpoisdeep-bosomedἄνθεάántheáflowersτʼt’andαἰνυμένηνainyménēngathering,

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