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On a Niobe by Praxiteles (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
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From life the gods made me a stone; and from stone again Praxiteles wrought me into life.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On a Niobe by Praxiteles (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1167/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “On a Niobe by Praxiteles (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1167/.
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