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Book XIV, 9: Riddle
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
My father-in-law killed my husband and my husband killed my father-in-law; my brother-in-law killed my father-in-law, and my father-in-law my father.
Codex Note
Answer: Andromache. Achilles, father of her second husband, Pyrrhus, killed Hector, Pyrrhus killed Priam, Paris killed Achilles, and Achilles killed her father Eetion.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 9: Riddle.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/811/.
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