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Book XV, 19: On a Physician named Asclepiades
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
The physician Asclepiades stole a girl, and after the outrage of his stolen wedding invited to his authentic wedding a crowd of dancers and vile women. The house collapsed in the evening and all were sent down to the house of Hades. Corpse lay clasping corpse, and the lordly bridal chamber, with its wreaths of roses, dripped with red blood from the slaughter.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XV, 19: On a Physician named Asclepiades.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/926/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XV, 19: On a Physician named Asclepiades.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/926/.
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