Love
Book XVI, 168: On the Cnidian Aphrodite
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Love
Paris, Anchises, and Adonis saw me naked. Those are all I know of, but how did Praxiteles contrive it?
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 168: On the Cnidian Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1013/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 168: On the Cnidian Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1013/.
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