Death & Dying
Book VII, 547
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Bianor engraved the stone, not for his mother or father, as had been their meet fate, but for his unmarried daughter, and he groaned as he led the bride of twelve years not to Hymenaeus but to Hades.
Cite this poem
MLA
Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 547.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/0/.
Chicago
Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 547.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/0/.
Read this poem with the Codex →