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Book IX, 451: What Philomela would say to her Sister Procne
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Thy wicked husband shut me up, ill-fated that I am, alone in a deep cave, and took my maidenhead. An abominable present he made me on this my calamitous marriage, cutting off my tongue and quenching Greek speech in me.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 451: What Philomela would say to her Sister Procne.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/486/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 451: What Philomela would say to her Sister Procne.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/486/.
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