Religion
Book VI, 198
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Lycon, having shaved the down that flowered in its season under his temples, the manly ornament of his cheeks, dedicated it to Phoebus, a first gift, and therewith prayed that so he might also shave the gray hairs from his temples. Grant him an old age such as his youth, and as thou hast made him now thus, may he remain thus when the snow of hoary eld falls on his head.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book VI, 198.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/4/.
Chicago
Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book VI, 198.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/4/.
Read this poem with the Codex →