Death & Dying
Book VII, 189
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
No longer, shrill-voiced locust, shall the sun look on thee, as thou singest in the wealthy house of Alkis, for now thou hast flown to the meadows of Hades and the dewy flowers of golden Persephone.
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Rhodes, Aristodicus of. “Book VII, 189.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aristodicus/0/.
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