Anacreon 395.9-12

 

Hades’ hall is horrifying

And the passage there is hard.

Worse: it is decided that

whoever ventures there may not return

 

Ἀίδεω γάρ ἐστι δεινὸς

μυχός, ἀργαλῆ δ᾿ ες αὐτὸν

κάτοδος. και γὰρ ἐτοῖμον

καταβάντι μὴ ἀναβῆναι