Love
Book XII, 20
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Love
Zeus is again rejoicing in the banquets of the Ethiopians, or, turned to gold, hath stolen to Danae’s chamber ; for it is a marvel that, seeing Periander, he did not carry off from Earth the lovely youth ; or is the god no longer a lover of boys?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Leonidas, Julius. “Book XII, 20.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-leonidas/0/.
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Leonidas, Julius. “Book XII, 20.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julius-leonidas/0/.