Death & Dying
On Saon of Acanthus (Mackail)
Translated by J. W. Mackail (1890) · From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology (1890)
Death & Dying
Here Saon, son of Dicon of Acanthus, rests in a holy sleep; say not that the good die.
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MLA
Callimachus. “On Saon of Acanthus (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/78/.
Chicago
Callimachus. “On Saon of Acanthus (Mackail).” Translated by J. W. Mackail. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/callimachus/78/.
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