Death & Dying
Book VII, 740
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I am the stone that rests on Cretho and makes known his name, but Cretho is ashes underground, he who once vied with Gyges in wealth, who was lord of many herds and flocks, who was—why need I say more he who was blessed by all. Alas, what a little share of his vast lands is his!
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Tarentum, Leonidas of. “Book VII, 740.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-tarentum/76/.
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