Living
Book IX, 762: On the Quoit of Asclepiades
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
Hephaestus wrought me with long labour, but Cytherea took me secretly from her husband’s chamber and gave me to Anchises as a souvenir of their stolen intercourse. Asclepiades found me among the descendants of Aeneas.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Illustrius, Ablabius. “Book IX, 762: On the Quoit of Asclepiades.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ablabius-illustrius/0/.
Chicago
Illustrius, Ablabius. “Book IX, 762: On the Quoit of Asclepiades.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ablabius-illustrius/0/.