Death & Dying
Epigram III
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1914) · From Homerica (Loeb, 1914)
I am a maiden of bronze and am set upon the tomb of Midas. While the waters flow and tall trees flourish, and the sun rises and shines and the bright moon also; while rivers run and the sea breaks on the shore, ever remaining on this mournful tomb, I tell the passer-by that Midas here lies buried.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Attributed to Homer in antiquity.
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Homer. “Epigram III.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/3/.
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Homer. “Epigram III.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/homer/3/.
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