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Death & Dying

Book VII, 13: On the Same

by Leonidas of Tarentum fl. early 3rd century BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)

Death & Dying

As Erinna, the maiden honey-bee, the new singer in the poets’ quire, was gathering the flowers of the Muses, Hades carried her off to wed her. That was a true word, indeed, the girl spoke when she lived: “Hades, thou art an envious god.”

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Codex Note

Attribution doubtful in Paton (Leonidas or Meleager).

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Tarentum, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 13: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-tarentum/33/.

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Tarentum, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 13: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-tarentum/33/.

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