Death & Dying
Book VII, 142: On Achilles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
This is the tomb of Achilles the man-breaker, which the Achaeans built to be a terror to the Trojans even in after generations, and it slopes to the beach, that the son of Thetis the sea-goddess may be saluted by the moan of the waves.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 142: On Achilles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/301/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 142: On Achilles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/301/.
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