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400 through Smyrna into vine-bearing Clarus, where silver-bowed Apollo sits awaiting the far-darting [maid] who rejoices in arrows. And do thou thus hail—and with thee all the goddesses—in song! But I indeed will both first begin from thee to sing, and, having began from thee will pass on to another hymn.  

sing Cyprus-sprung Cytherea, who both gives pleasant gifts to mortals, and with pleasant visage is ever smiling, and bears a lovely flower [of beauty]. Hail! goddess, ruling over well-built Salamis and all Cyprus, and grant [me] pleasant song, but I will be mindful of thee, and of another song.  

to sing Pallas Minerva, the dread guardian of cities, to whom, in company with Mars, warlike deeds are a care, and cities overthrown, and the din of wars. †And she also guards the people both on going and returning.† Hail! goddess, and grant to us fortune and prosperity.  

golden-throned Juno, whom Rhea brought forth, the immortal queen, possessing surpassing beauty, both sister and glorious wife of loud-resounding Jove, whom all the gods through long Olympus venerating honour equally with thunder-rejoicing Jove.

