Death & Dying
Book VII, 613: On his nephew Diogenes
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
This monument of thy radiant youth, Diogenes, did thy Phrygian father erect to thee on the Euxine Sea—alas how far from thy home. ‘The decree of God brought thee here to die, a sorrow fore-doomed for me, thy father’s brother, who having laid thee out with my consecrated hand and with prayer, put thee to rest here beside the dancing-place of the — blest.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Diogenes, Bishop of Amisus. “Book VII, 613: On his nephew Diogenes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-amisus/0/.
Chicago
Diogenes, Bishop of Amisus. “Book VII, 613: On his nephew Diogenes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-amisus/0/.