Death & Dying
Book VII, 92: On Anacharsis
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
When Anacharsis went to Scythia after many toils he was persuading them all to live in the Greek manner. His unfinished speech was still on his lips, when a winged reed carried him off swiftly to the immortals!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 92: On Anacharsis.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/5/.
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Laertius, Diogenes. “Book VII, 92: On Anacharsis.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diogenes-laertius/5/.
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