Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 114: On Pyrrhus about to butcher Polyxena
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
I am Pyrrhus, and am urgent for my father’s sake; but she, the shameless girl, calls on Pallas, though her brother be Paris.
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Cosmas. “Book XVI, 114: On Pyrrhus about to butcher Polyxena.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cosmas/0/.
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Cosmas. “Book XVI, 114: On Pyrrhus about to butcher Polyxena.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cosmas/0/.