Death & Dying
On the Grave of an Athenian at Meroë (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Straight is the descent to Hades, whether thou wert to go from Athens or takest thy journey from Meroë; let it not vex thee to have died so far away from home; from all lands the wind that blows to Hades is but one.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Grave of an Athenian at Meroë (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1138/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Grave of an Athenian at Meroë (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1138/.
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