Death & Dying
Book VII, 548
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
“Who is the Argive Daemon on the tomb? Is he a brother of Dicaeoteles?” (Echo) “A brother of Dicaeoteles.” “Did Echo speak the last words, or is it true that this is the man?” (Echo) “This is the man.”
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 548.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/1/.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 548.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/1/.
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