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The Hymn to Demeter, Line 8-11: The narcissus, grown as a trap

Among the flowers is one Earth has grown on purpose, as a lure, to please Zeus and Hades.

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νάρκισσόνnárkissónnarcissusθʼth’and,ὃνhònwhichφῦσεphŷsegrewδόλονdólonas a trapκαλυκώπιδιkalykṓpidiflower-facedκούρῃkoúrēifor the girlΓαῖαGaîaEarthΔιὸςDiòsof Zeusβουλῇσιboulêisiby the willχαριζομένηcharizoménēpleasingΠολυδέκτῃPolydéktēithe Host of Many,

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