Death & Dying

Book VII, 441

by Archilochus c. 700 BC (Paton’s date)

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)

Death & Dying

Great earth, thou hast beneath thee the tall pillars of Naxos, Megatimus and Aristophon.

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Archilochus. “Book VII, 441.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/archilochus/1/.

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