Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 107: On a Bronze Statue of Icarus which stood in a Bath
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Icarus, wax caused thy death, and now by wax the worker in bronze has restored thee to thy shape. But beat not thy wings in the air, lest thou fall from the sky and give thy name to the bath.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book XVI, 107: On a Bronze Statue of Icarus which stood in a Bath.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/61/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book XVI, 107: On a Bronze Statue of Icarus which stood in a Bath.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/61/.
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