Death & Dying
Book VII, 582
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Hail thou ship-wrecked man, and when thou landest in Hades, blame not the waves of the sea, but the winds. It was they who overcame thee, but the kindly water of the sea cast thee out on the land by the tombs of thy fathers.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 582.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/24/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 582.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/24/.
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