Religion
Book VI, 208: It would seem on a Picture
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
She who brings the shoes is Menecratis, she with the cloak is Phemonoe, and Praxo she who holds the goblet. The temple and statue are Aphrodite’s. The offering is their joint one and it is the work of Aristomachus of the Strymonian land. They were all free-born courtesans, but chancing on more temperate love are now each the wife of one.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Antipater (Sidon or Thessalonica).
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VI, 208: It would seem on a Picture.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/231/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VI, 208: It would seem on a Picture.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/231/.
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