Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 255: On another Hermes guarding a Garden
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Wayfarer, come not near the vines, nor yet the apples, nor where the medlars grow, but pass me by there along the rope, so as not to disturb or break off any of these things which the gardener Midon got with labour. He it was who set me up here, but if thou give not ear to me, thou shalt know how Hermes rewards wicked men.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 255: On another Hermes guarding a Garden.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1037/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 255: On another Hermes guarding a Garden.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1037/.
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