Death & Dying
Book XIV, 109: Another
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
A girl (or pupil of the eye) died in her sleep by fire; she was betrayed by wine, and the instrument by which she died was a trunk of Pallas. He who slew her was a ship-captain, and in a living tomb she lies, finding fault with the gift of Bacchus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Answer: The eye of Polyphemus. The trunk of Pallas is the olive-trunk used to put it out.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 109: Another.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/909/.
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