Symphosius Riddle 35: Capra
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Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022Original text:
Alma Iovis nutrix, longo vestita capillo,
Culmina difficili peragrans super ardua gressu,
Custodi pecoris tremula respondeo lingua.
Translation:
Jove’s nourishing mother, clad in long hair,
Wandering over the high peaks with difficult step,
I respond with tremulous voice to the guardian of the herd
Female Goat
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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