Arts & Sciences
Book XIII, 7
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Menoeras of Lyctus dedicated his bow with these words: “Here, Serapis, I give thee the horn bow and quiver, but the men of Hesperis have the arrows.”
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Comic tetrameter’.
Cite this poem
MLA
Callimachus. “Book XIII, 7.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/65/.
Chicago
Callimachus. “Book XIII, 7.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/65/.
Read this poem with the Codex →