Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 220: On Statues of the Muses
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Three are we, the Muses who stand here; one bears in her hands a flute, another a harp, and the third a lyre. She who is the work of Aristocles holds the lyre, Ageladas’ Muse the harp, and Canachas’ the musical reeds. The first is she who rules tone, the second makes melody of colour, and the third invented skilled harmony.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 220: On Statues of the Muses.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/78/.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 220: On Statues of the Muses.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/78/.
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