Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 191: On Lycophron’s “Cassandra”
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nor easily, being in my labyrinth of many turnings, shalt thou find thy way to the light, if at all. So ill to read is the prophetic message that Cassandra, Priam’s daughter, tells here to the King in crooked speech. Yet, if Calliope love thee, take me up; but if thou art ignorant of the Muses, I am a weight in thy hands.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 191: On Lycophron’s “Cassandra”.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/446/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 191: On Lycophron’s “Cassandra”.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/446/.
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