Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 135: On the Picture of Medea in Rome
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
The art of Timomachus mingled the love and jealousy of Medea as she drags her children to death. She half consents as she looks at the sword, and half refuses, wishing both to save and to slay her children.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 135: On the Picture of Medea in Rome.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1001/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 135: On the Picture of Medea in Rome.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1001/.
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