Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 185: On Statues of Dionysus and Heracles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Both are from Thebes, both warriors, and both sons of Zeus. The one wields well his thyrsus, the other his club. The statues of both are close together and like are the arms they bear, the one a fawn-skin, the other a lion-skin; cymbals the one, a rattle the other. To both Hera was a cruel goddess, and both through fire went from earth to the immortals.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 185: On Statues of Dionysus and Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1019/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 185: On Statues of Dionysus and Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1019/.
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