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Book XVI, 100: On a Portrait of King Lysimachus

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)

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Seeing the man’s flowing locks, and the club, and the dauntless spirit in his eyes, and the fierce frown on his brow, seek for the lion’s skin in the portrait, and if thou findest it, it is Heracles; but if not, this is the picture of Lysimachus.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 100: On a Portrait of King Lysimachus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/985/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 100: On a Portrait of King Lysimachus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/985/.

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