Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 462: What Deidamia would say when Pyrrhus had sacked Troy
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Thou hast made to cease all the heavy woe of my heart for the fate of thy father Achilles, whom mournful Troy slew. To the Greeks who were eager for it thou hast given the undying glory which the ten years of war could not accomplish for the whole host of the Danai.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 462: What Deidamia would say when Pyrrhus had sacked Troy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/496/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 462: What Deidamia would say when Pyrrhus had sacked Troy.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/496/.
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