---
title: Lover of Mirmillo
title_greek: Ὁ Ἐραστὴς τοῦ Μιρμίλλου
author: Anacreon of Teos II
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period: Archaic
dialect: Ionic
domain: Poetry
format: Verse
license: CC0-1.0
---

# Lover of Mirmillo

*Ὁ Ἐραστὴς τοῦ Μιρμίλλου*

**Author:** Anacreon of Teos II

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## Text

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ἀνέρος ἐφημο]σύνα̣ι̣ς̣ μορμίλλων ὢν σ̣ε̣μ̣νοῦ δικτυβόλοισι]ν ἅμα̣ κρατῶν ἐν παλάμαις βέβηκας οἶο]ν̣ κρατ̣ε̣ρ̣α̣ῖς̣ ξίφος ὅπλον, αἰαῖ [ἐέ, κἀν κακο]ῖ̣ς̣ μόνην μ’ ἔλιπες. τί στεφάνο]υ̣ς̣ ῥοδίνους πυκάζεις; σ̣έ, σὲ καλῶ· δείν’ ἡ]με̣[ῖ]ν̣ παιδ̣ὶ̣ κυρεῖ· κακοῖς θηρίοις νιν] μ̣ονομ̣αχήσ̣ειν̣ ἀν̣έ̣π̣εισ̣αν. Ζεῦ, ς’ ἵκοι]θ̣’ ἡ̣ γ̣ῆ̣[ρ]ύ̣ς̣ μ̣ου μηδὲ λάθοι. ἀλλ’ ἴθ’ ὦ, κυρίας] σ̣ῆς γ̣ὰ̣ρ̣ ἔχεις χρυσόν, παῖ, πειθώ τινα κ]α̣ρ̣[τ]ε̣ρ̣όθρουν βριαρό̣[ν τ]ε φῶτ’ ἀποτρεψ]ομέ̣ν̣η̣ν πορφυρ[έ]ω̣[ν θ’ ἅλις φαρέων, καὶ δι]π̣λῆ[ν] φέρει[ν] κ̣α[τόμοσον [ ].χ̣ρ̣.ο[..]θα ... ειθε τ̣[ κυνα[ μετε[ ηρα[ δο.[ ελε̣[ ακ̣[ ελ.[ κυ.[ ειθ[ε α[ α[ δ̣[ ...

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