Religion

Book VI, 135

by Anacreon c. 582 – c. 485 BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)

Religion

This horse of Phidolas from spacious Corinth is dedicated to Zeus in memory of the might of its legs.

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Paton heads this group of epigrams “Attributed to Anacreon”.

MLA

Anacreon. “Book VI, 135.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/79/.

Chicago

Anacreon. “Book VI, 135.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anacreon/79/.

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