Death & Dying
Book XV, 8: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
One wedlock was theirs, a common life; nor in death, ever mindful of each other, were they divorced, Thee, Sacerdos, thy holy rites and thy manly works shall proclaim all the days of man’s life, but I, Severa, shall grow more renowned than Penelope of old through my husband, my son, my virtue, and my beauty.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XV, 8: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/923/.
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