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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “Zeus recognized you as the Sun, accorded you place in the Sky, provided you with Selene’s Chariot” (XVI, 88, 3) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “It would have taken Aristotle or Dionysus (of Areopagus) to praise you properly, just like Homer - for Trojans’ Achilles; even Sophocles is not enough; I, of course, can’t (do)... |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “I wish I said greater praise, but I couldn’t; I can’t praise like Plato either” (XII, 65, 13) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “(Tamar) you put to shame not only the neighboring supreme kings but also celestial powers akin to Zeus” (X, 65, 13) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “Enos, the illuminator of the dark or omni-learned Homer is worthy of you, but it has to be said that (Tamar) is of the descent of the wise men, as wide-minded as Asclepius; she is not equaled... |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “Let him go to Ions’ field, where Caesar sits on the thrown” (IX, 58, 9) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “If Enos starts praising, let him call Plato for help, the magnificent eulogist. But he has called on Homer, Sampson and Quiroz, whom he ordered to investigate your identity” (VII, 51,... |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “The witnesses will say out loud: “He surely looks like Ilvisios” (VII, 50, 49) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “Trojan warriors find it hard to die. Why did they sacrifice themselves for Hellenians and not for you?” (VII, 41, 16) |
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Chakhrukhadze | XII-XIII cc. | Tamariani (Praise of Queen Tamar) (Old Georgian Poetry, V-XII cc. comp. by S. Tsaishvili, vol.I, Tbilisi, 1979) | Poetry | “I heard in Athens: luminary bodies call on you to keep watch” (VII, 39, 7) |
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