# Fragmenta epica 19

Panyassis, Fragmenta epica, Fragment 19. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/panyassis-epic/fragmenta-epica/19

ὡς οἶνος θνητοῖσι θεῶν πάρα δῶρον ἄριστον
ἀγλαός· ὧι πᾶσαι μὲν ἐφαρμόζουσιν ἀοιδαί,
πάντες δ' ὀρχηθμοί, πᾶσαι δ' ἐραταὶ φιλότητες.
πάσας δ' ἐκ κραδίης ἀνίας ἀνδρῶν ἀλαπάζει
πινόμενος κατὰ μέτρον, ὑπὲρ μέτρον δὲ χερείων.

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Panyassis Epic., Fragmenta epica. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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