Death & Dying
Book VII, 524
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
A. “Does Charidas rest beneath thee?” B. “If it is the son of Arimmas of Cyrene that you mean, he does.” A. “What is it like below, Charidas?” C. “Very dark.” A. “And what about return?” C. “All lies.” A. “And Pluto?” C. “A myth.” A. “Iam done for.”! C. “This is the truth that I tell you, but if you want to hear something agreeable, a large ox in Hades costs a shilling.” (?)
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Callimachus. “Book VII, 524.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/44/.
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Callimachus. “Book VII, 524.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/44/.
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