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On the Eternity of the World

Philo of Alexandria · Parte 121

[121] And they used to call Delos Anaphe, confirming the account here given by both names, since when it appeared above the waters [30] it became evident, [31] having been formerly invisible and unseen. [32] on which account Pindar says respecting Delos— / "Hail, island raised by God, / Chosen abode / Of fair Latona’s son with golden hair. / Hail, ocean’s youngest child, / The last immoveable domain / That o’er his bosom smiled. / Upraised from beneath the billowy main / Mortals may call you Delos, but the choir / That dwells upon Olympus’ height, / Their chosen bards inspire / To praise thee as earth’s brightest, holiest light." [33] For Pindar has here called Delos the daughter of the ocean, intending by this enigmatical expression to convey the idea which I have mentioned.