Death & Dying
Book VII, 599
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
She is dead, Kale (Beautiful) by name and more so in mind than in face. Alas the spring of the Graces has perished utterly. For very like was she to Aphrodite, but only for her lord; for others she was an unassailable Pallas. What stone did not mourn when the strong hand of Hades tore her from her husband’s arms.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 599.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/36/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 599.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/36/.
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