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Death & Dying

Book VII, 333: At Hadrian in Phrygia

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)

Death & Dying

Mother, not even there with the infernal deities shouldest thou be without a share of the gifts it is meet we should give thee. Therefore have I, Nicomachus, and thy daughter Dione erected this tomb and pillar for thy sake.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 333: At Hadrian in Phrygia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/336/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book VII, 333: At Hadrian in Phrygia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/336/.

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