Nature
Book IX, 128
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
The dragon crept down and drank water. The sources were exhausted and the river became dry dust, and still the brute was athirst.
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Codex Note
Probably from the same poem as the following epigram, according to the heading.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 128.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/419/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 128.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/419/.
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