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Book IX, 783: On a Hermaphrodite which stood in a Bath
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
To men I am Hermes, but to women appear to be Aphrodite, and I bear the tokens of both my parents. Therefore not inappropriately they put me, the Hermaphrodite, the child of doubtful sex, in a bath for both sexes.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 783: On a Hermaphrodite which stood in a Bath.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/647/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 783: On a Hermaphrodite which stood in a Bath.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/647/.
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