Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 184: On another Statue of the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
I, Dionysus, the fellow-soldier of Italian Piso, am set here to guard his house and bring him good fortune. A worthy house hast thou entered, Dionysus. Meet is the house for Bacchus, and Bacchus for the house.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 184: On another Statue of the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/77/.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book XVI, 184: On another Statue of the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/77/.
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