Love
Book V, 65
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Love
Zeus came as an eagle to god-like Ganymede, as a swan came he to the fair-haired mother of Helen. So there is no comparison between the two things ; one person likes one, another likes the other; I like both.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book V, 65.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/145/.
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