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Book XIV, 13: Problem
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
We both of us together weigh twenty minae, I, Zethus, and my brother; and if you take the third part of me and the fourth part of Amphion here, you will find it makes six, and you will have found the weight of our mother.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Solution: Zethus weighed twelve minae, Amphion eight.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 13: Problem.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/815/.
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