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Book IX, 809: On a Statue of Pindar
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
Cyrus set up Pindar beside the water, because singing to the lyre he said, “Water is best.”
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Cyrus the Poet. “Book IX, 809: On a Statue of Pindar.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cyrus/4/.
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Cyrus the Poet. “Book IX, 809: On a Statue of Pindar.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cyrus/4/.
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