• O Charidas, what of the under world? Great darkness. And what of the resurrection? A lie. And Pluto? A fable; we perish utterly.

  Source: Epigrams Epigram 14; translation from J. W. Mackail (ed.) S

  Callimachus
  Ancient Greek poet, critic and scholar
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. resurrection
2. darkness
3. utterly
4. great
5. pluto
6. fable

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O Charidas, what of the under world? Great darkness. And what of the resurrection? A lie. And Pluto? A fable; we perish utterly. by : Callimachus

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