Death & Dying
Book VII, 43: On Euripides
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Hail, Euripides, dwelling in the chamber of eternal night in the dark-robed valleys of Pieria! Know, though thou art under earth, that thy renown shall be everlasting, equal to the perennial charm of Homer.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ion (not the tragic poet). “Book VII, 43: On Euripides.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ion/0/.
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Ion (not the tragic poet). “Book VII, 43: On Euripides.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ion/0/.
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