Arts & Sciences
On the Cnidian Venus of Praxiteles (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Arts & Sciences
The Cyprian said when she saw the Cyprian of Cnidus, "Alas where did Praxiteles see me naked?"
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Cnidian Venus of Praxiteles (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1165/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On the Cnidian Venus of Praxiteles (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1165/.
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