autobeguiled:She set off like a birdwildlyover the bodies of waterand the dry stretches of land,but
autobeguiled:She set off like a birdwildlyover the bodies of waterand the dry stretches of land,but no one would tell her the truth– not a god, not a mortal,not even a long-winged bird of omen.She circled thee earth for nine days, steadily, brandishing shining torches.Demeter and Persephone: Homeric Hymn Number 2, trans. by Penelope Proddow, illustrated by Barbara Cooney -- source link
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