Death & Dying
Epitaph XIII. — For Deiphobus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VI. — Epitaphs on the Heroes who took part in the Trojan War
Death & Dying
Betrayed to vengeance by the accursed Spartan woman's treachery I, Deiphobus mangled in body, have no other tomb but that which pious Aeneas and Maro I have made for me by calling on my name.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XIII. — For Deiphobus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/78/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XIII. — For Deiphobus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/78/.
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