Death & Dying
Book VII, 530: On Niobe and her children
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Thou ferry-man of the dead, receive me, who could not hold my tongue, alone with my children; a boat-load from the house of Tantalus is sufficient for thee. One womb shall fill thy boat; look on my boys and girls, the spoils of Phoebus and Artemis.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book VII, 530: On Niobe and her children.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/21/.
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