Mythology & Folklore
To Thestor’s Son inquisitive about the Causes of Things
Translated by George Chapman (c. 1624) · From Homeric Epigrams (Chapman)
Mythology & Folklore
Thestorides! of all the skills unknown
To errant mortals, there remains not one
Of more inscrutable affair to find
Than is the true state of a human mind.
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Codex Note
Chapman’s verse version of one of the Homeric epigrams (c. 1624).
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MLA
Homer. “To Thestor’s Son inquisitive about the Causes of Things.” Translated by George Chapman. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/25/.
Chicago
Homer. “To Thestor’s Son inquisitive about the Causes of Things.” Translated by George Chapman. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/25/.
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