The season of ships is here,
The west wind and the swallows;
Flowers in the fields appear,
And the ocean of hills and hollows
Has calmed its waves and is clear.
Free that anchor and chain!
Set your full canvas flying,
O men in the harbor lane:
It is I, Pirapus crying.
Sail out on your trades again!

Leonidas of Tarentum

Spring on the Coast

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Topic

Spring Seasons

Author

Leonidas of Tarentum

Source

Spring on the Coast

Medium

Poem

Language

Greek

Time

200 BC 200s BC 3rd century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet

From

Italy Europe Ancient Greece

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Leonidas of Tarentum. Spring on the Coast. 3rd century BC.

Current Citation

Leonidas of Tarentum. "Spring on the Coast." The Greek Anthology, translated by Clive Sansom, edited by Peter Jay. Penguin Classics, 1973.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

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Current Citation

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