Death & Dying
Book VII, 432
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
O Spartans, the tomb holds your martial Gyllis who fell for Thyrea. He killed three Argives, and exclaimed, “Let me die having wrought a deed worthy of Sparta.”
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Damagetus. “Book VII, 432.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/damagetus/4/.
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