Religion
Book I, 94: On the Death of the Holy Virgin
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
The disciples, their hearts uplifted by the divine command, came calling to each other in glittering robes to the house of the immaculate and blameless woman, some from the East, some from the West, others from the South, and others came from the North, seeking to inter the body of Her, the world’s saviour.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 94: On the Death of the Holy Virgin.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/86/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 94: On the Death of the Holy Virgin.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/86/.
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