Death & Dying
Book VIII, 218: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
One (Orpheus) descended to Hades, a second (Daedalus) flew, another (Heracles) slew beasts, another made a woven house for his son. Not second to those was the work of the man who broke down this tomb with his unholy hands.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 218: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/223/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 218: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/223/.
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