Living
Book IX, 281
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
When all Asia witnessed the common marvel the colt furious to feed on flesh of men, the grey-grown legend of the Thracian stable came before my eyes. I am in search of a second Heracles.
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