Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 115: On the Shield of Achilles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
The son of Laertes gained by the unjust judgment of the Greeks the shield of Achilles that had drunk the blood of Hector. But when he suffered shipwreck the sea robbed him of it, and floated it ashore by the tomb of Ajax and not in Ithaca.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 115: On the Shield of Achilles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/410/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 115: On the Shield of Achilles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/410/.
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