Oh, wonder! Even in the house of Hades there is left something,
a soul and an image, but there is no real heart of life in it.

Ὢ πόποι ἦ ῥά τίς ἐστι καὶ εἰν Ἀΐδαο δόμοισι
ψυχὴ καὶ εἴδωλον, ἀτὰρ φρένες οὐκ ἔνι πάμπαν.

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