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Garland of Meleager - Greek AnthologyGarland of Meleager - Greek AnthologyGreek Anthology Book I Chapter IV Part IIFrom J. W. Mackail Meleager, MeleagerXV MELEAGER (1) MELEAGER Tread softly, O stranger; for here an old man sleeps among the holy dead, lulled in the slumber due to all, Meleager son of Eucrates, who united Love of the sweet tears and the Muses with the joyous Graces; whom God-begotten Tyre brought to manhood, and the sacred land of Gadara, but lovely Cos nursed in old age among the Meropes. But if thou art a Syrian, say /Salam/, and if a Phoenician, /Naidios/, and if a Greek, Hail; they are the same.
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