"That we’ve broken their statues, that we’ve driven them out of their temples, doesn’t mean at all that the gods are dead. O land of Ionia, they’re still in love with you, their souls still keep your memory."

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JournalistsPoets from GreeceGay poetsPeople from Alexandria
Original Language: English

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Variant translation: Because we have broken up their images, because we have expelled them from their fanes, in no wise are they dead for that — the gods. Land of Ionia, it is you they love still — you whose memories still delight their souls. — Poems by C. P. Cavafy as translated by John Cavafy (2003)