Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 144: On Atalanta and Hippomenes
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Hast thou thrown this golden gift to the maiden, Hippomenes, as a wedding present, or to delay her fleet feet? The apple accomplished both, since it both delayed the girl in her course and was a token of Aphrodite, who links in wedlock.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Arabius. “Book XVI, 144: On Atalanta and Hippomenes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/arabius-scholasticus/2/.
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Scholasticus, Arabius. “Book XVI, 144: On Atalanta and Hippomenes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/arabius-scholasticus/2/.
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