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Book IX, 345
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
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The fury of Athamas against his son Learchus was not so great as the wrath that made Medea plot her children’s death. For jealousy is a greater evil than madness. If a mother kills, in whom are children to place confidence ?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 345.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/16/.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 345.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/16/.
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