Death & Dying
Book VII, 55: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
In a shady grove of Locris the Nymphs washed the body of Hesiod with water from their springs and raised a tomb to him. And on it the goat-herds poured libations of milk mixed with golden honey. For even such was the song the old man breathed who had tasted the pure fountains of the nine Muses.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Attribution doubtful in Paton (Alcaeus of Mytilene or of Messene).
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Lesbos, Alcaeus of. “Book VII, 55: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alcaeus/2/.
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Lesbos, Alcaeus of. “Book VII, 55: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/alcaeus/2/.
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