Living
Book IX, 674: In the Pharos at Alexandria
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
I am the tower that helps straying mariners, lighting up the blaze of Poseidon’s comforting torch. Ammonius, who is the father of our emperor,’ re-erected me by his labour when, borne down by the loud-roaring gales, I was about to fall. To him the sailors, escaped from the wild waves, lift up their hands as to the glorious Earth-shaker.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 674: In the Pharos at Alexandria.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/597/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 674: In the Pharos at Alexandria.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/597/.
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