Death & Dying
Book VII, 87: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
In a strange land, a Cyprian fire consumed the body of Solon, but Salamis holds his bones, whose dust becomes corn. But his tables of the law carried his soul at once to heaven, for by his good laws he lightened the burdens of his countrymen.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 87: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/2/.
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