Living
Book IX, 42
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
I, Myrtitus, escaped two dangers by the help of one weapon; the first by fighting bravely with it, the second by swimming with its support, when the north-west wind had sunk my ship. I was saved and now possess a shield proved both in war and on the waves.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Headed "Julius Leonidas".
Cite this poem
MLA
Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 42.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/7/.
Chicago
Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 42.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/7/.
Read this poem with the Codex →