Death & Dying
Epitaph XXVI. — For Polyxena
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 AM Polyxena of Troy, mated with Achilles in the tomb: would rather I had died without a sod to cover me. You do not well, Achaeans, to unite enemies in the grave: this was to violate, rather than to bury me.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXVI. — For Polyxena.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/92/.
Chicago
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXVI. — For Polyxena.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/92/.
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