Living

Book IX, 636

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

Living

It was on seeing this bath that sagest Homer said: “Allaying grief and anger, bringing oblivion of all evil.”

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 636.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/582/.

Chicago

Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 636.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/582/.

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