Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 460: What Achilles would have said when he saw the Armour lying before him
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Mother, thou bringest to thy valiant son this armour, a glorious gift such as no man ever looked on. Now I know that Pallas arms my hand against Hector, and prepares disgrace and death for the Trojans.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 460: What Achilles would have said when he saw the Armour lying before him.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/494/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 460: What Achilles would have said when he saw the Armour lying before him.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/494/.
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