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Hesiod: Theogony & Works and Days 2 · 2

Who hold the great and holy mountain

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αἵ θ᾽ Ἑλικῶνος ἔχουσιν ὄρος μέγα τε ζάθεόν τε

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αἵhaíwhoθ᾽th’andἙλικῶνοςHelikōnosof Heliconἔχουσινékhousinholdὄροςórosthe mountainμέγαmégagreatτεteandζάθεόνzátheonholyτεteand

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The Muses are named by where they live: Helicon, the great mountain of Boeotia, holy ground.

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