Love
Book XVI, 173: On the Armed Aphrodite in Sparta
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Cypris has ever learnt to carry a quiver and bow, and to ply the far-shooting archer’s craft. Is it from reverence for the laws of warlike Lycurgus that, bringing her love-charms to Sparta, she comes clad in armour for close combat? But ye, daughters of Sparta, venerating in your chambers the arms of Cytherea, bring forth courageous sons.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book XVI, 173: On the Armed Aphrodite in Sparta.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/67/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book XVI, 173: On the Armed Aphrodite in Sparta.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/67/.
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