Death & Dying
Epitaph XXI. — For Hippothous and Pyleus Buried in a Garden
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VI. — Epitaphs on the Heroes who took part in the Trojan War
Hippothous and Pyleus lie buried in this ignoble soil, and over their bodies mallows and cabbages grow green. And yet the tilling of the garden troubles not their peaceful ashes if these soft herbs are tilled by no rude hands.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXI. — For Hippothous and Pyleus Buried in a Garden.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/86/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXI. — For Hippothous and Pyleus Buried in a Garden.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/86/.
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