Death & Dying
Epitaph X. — For Euryalus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VI. — Epitaphs on the Heroes who took part in the Trojan War
Death & Dying
I, too, am not unworthy of an epitaph; so Pleuronia holds, which was the common home of Euryalus and Sthenelus with Diomede. I was the third who held that realm, wherein a grave alone contents me now.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph X. — For Euryalus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/75/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph X. — For Euryalus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/75/.
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