Religion
Book VI, 97
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
The spear of Alexander; the inscription on thee tells that after the war he dedicated thee to Artemis as a token thereof, the weapon of his invincible arm. O good spear, before the shaking of which earth and sea yielded! Hail, fearless spear! and ever all who look on thee will tremble, mindful of that mighty hand.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Byzantium, Antiphilus of. “Book VI, 97.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antiphilus/3/.
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