Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 124: On a Statue of Heracles
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Tremble not, traveller, at this, that I have unsheathed my bow and newly sharpened arrows and laid them at my feet, nor that I bear a club in my hand and wear round my shoulders the skin of a tawny lion. It is not my task to hurt all men, but only evil-doers, and I also can deliver the good from sorrow.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 124: On a Statue of Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/996/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 124: On a Statue of Heracles.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/996/.
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