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Book XVI, 289: On the Dancer Xenophon of Smyrna
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
We thought we were looking on Bacchus himself when the old man lustily led the Maenads in their furious dance, and played Cadmus tripping it in the fall of his years, and the messenger coming from the forest where he had spied on the rout of the Bacchants, and frenzied Agave exulting in the blood of her son. Heavens how divine was the man’s acting!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 289: On the Dancer Xenophon of Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1056/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 289: On the Dancer Xenophon of Smyrna.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1056/.
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