Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 101: An Enigma of Cleobulus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
There is one father and twelve children. Each of these has twice thirty children of different aspect; some of them we see to be white and the others black, and though immortal, they all perish.
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Codex Note
Answer: The year, months, days, and nights.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 101: An Enigma of Cleobulus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/901/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 101: An Enigma of Cleobulus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/901/.
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