Greco-Roman Circle

Sailor Becalmed
(Greek Anthology 640)

Righlh nautaiV, erifw dusiV, alla Purwni

Prion, a sailor of Greece,
outran the storms of the sea
to shelter in a windless harbor.
Pirates caught him there,
took his ship and cargo,
recruited his crew, and killed him.

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