Anacreon fr. 395.9-12 (Stobaeus, Anthology)

 

“Hades’ hall is horrifying
And the passage there is hard.
Worse: it is decided that
who ventures there does not return.”

 

Ἀίδεω γάρ ἐστι δεινὸς
μυχός, ἀργαλῆ δ᾿ ες αὐτὸν
κάτοδος. και γὰρ ἐτοῖμον
καταβάντι μὴ ἀναβῆναι

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