Mythology & Folklore
Book IX, 739
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Mythology & Folklore
Myron deceived thee too, gadfly, that thou plungest thy sting into the hard flanks of the bronze cow. But the gadfly is excusable. What wonder! when Myron deceived even the eyes of the herdsmen.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 739.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/50/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 739.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/50/.
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