Arts & Sciences
Book IX, 593: On a Statue of Medea
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
The inspired hand infused into the marble both pity and fury, and made the stone Medea, under the empire of his art, remember all her griefs.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 593: On a Statue of Medea.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/559/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 593: On a Statue of Medea.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/559/.
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