Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 61: On Pilch
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
I was born in the mountains and a tree was my mother; the fire was my father and I am a blackened mass. If my father melts me inside a deep vessel of clay, protect from wounds the chariot of the sea.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 61: On Pilch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/862/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 61: On Pilch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/862/.
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