Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 276: On a Statue of Arion
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Periander set up here this statue of Arion and the dolphin of the sea that swum together with him when he was perishing. The story says of Arion, “We are killed by men and saved by fish.”
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Bithynia, Bianor of. “Book XVI, 276: On a Statue of Arion.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bianor/19/.
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Bithynia, Bianor of. “Book XVI, 276: On a Statue of Arion.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bianor/19/.
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