Death & Dying
Book VII, 643
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
O Hades the inexorable, thou hast carried off Hymnis, Evander’s daughter, ever the loveable pet of his house, the coaxing nine-year old girl. Why didst thou send such early death to her who must one day in any case be thine?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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