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Book XVI, 292: On the two Homeric Poems
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Homer, son of Meles, thou hast won eternal glory for Hellas and thy fatherland Colophon, and these two daughters didst thou beget by thy divine soul, writing from thy heart the twain tablets. The one sings the many wanderings of Odysseus in his home-coming, and the other the Trojan war.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 292: On the two Homeric Poems.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1057/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 292: On the two Homeric Poems.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1057/.
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