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Epigram XCV. — A neat Answer of the Oracle
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
Hylas, the boxer, with Phegeus, skilled in wrestling, and Lycus, famous on the Olympian track, asked Ammon at his Libyan shrine whether they all would win at the approaching games. But the god (so wise was he) replied: "Victory shall be assured you, if only ye take heed that none excel Hylas with the gloves, Phegeus in clinching, and thee, Lycus, in speed of foot."
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XCV. — A neat Answer of the Oracle.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/292/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XCV. — A neat Answer of the Oracle.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/292/.
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