Death & Dying
Book VII, 484
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Five daughters and five sons did Bio bear to Didymon, but she got no joy from one of either. Bio herself so excellent and a mother of such fine babes, was not buried by her children, but by strange hands
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Dioscorides. “Book VII, 484.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dioscorides/24/.
Chicago
Dioscorides. “Book VII, 484.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dioscorides/24/.
Read this poem with the Codex →