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Book XVI, 83: On the Picture of Ajax by Timomachus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Ajax, more the son of Timomachus than thine own father’s, Art seized on thee as thou really wert; the painter saw thee in thy frenzy; his hand grew mad as the madman, and the tears he mixed on his palette were a compound of all the griefs that made up thy sorrow.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 83: On the Picture of Ajax by Timomachus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/974/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 83: On the Picture of Ajax by Timomachus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/974/.
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