Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 91: On a Monument on the Acropolis of Pergamus with Reliefs of the Labours of Heracles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Look, Heracles, thou of the countless labours, at these thy emprises, after achieving which thou didst go to Olympus, the house of the immortals: Geryon, the famous apples, the great task of Augeas, the horses, Hippolyte, the many-headed snake, the boar, the baying hound of Chaos, the wild beast of Nemea, the birds, the bull, the Maenalian hind. But now, standing on the height of Pergamus, the inexpugnable city, defend the great sons of Telephus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 91: On a Monument on the Acropolis of Pergamus with Reliefs of the Labours of Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/979/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 91: On a Monument on the Acropolis of Pergamus with Reliefs of the Labours of Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/979/.
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