Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 23: Enigma
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
A son of earth bears me, the child of Nereus, bathed in the pleasant waters of Styx.
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Codex Note
Answer: A fish in its juice (called Styx because the fish is dead) contained in an earthen vessel.
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