Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 631: On the Hot Baths of Agamemnon near Smyrna
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
I am a place beloved by the Danai, coming to which they forgot the art of Podalirius. For after the battle they healed their wounds in my stream, expelling the poison of the barbarian spear. Hence I grew great and came to bear a roof, and as a token of fame received the name of Agamemnon.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 631: On the Hot Baths of Agamemnon near Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/64/.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 631: On the Hot Baths of Agamemnon near Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/64/.
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