Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 102: On a Statue or Statues of Heracles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Even as the son of Cronos sowed thee on the night of three moons; even as Eurystheus saw thee, thy labours accomplished; even as from the flame thou didst go in triumph to Olympus, so, O Alcides, hard toiler, do we look on thee in thine image. The stone’s are the birth-pangs of Alcmene, and too boastful Thebes is now less worthy of belief than fables.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 102: On a Statue or Statues of Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/987/.
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