Arts & Sciences
Book IX, 681: On a Shell with a Carving of Aphrodite
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Arts & Sciences
It is a great favour I grant thee, Dionysus. Cypris bathes in me, and from her I bring thee the cup.
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Scholasticus, Leontius. “Book IX, 681: On a Shell with a Carving of Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leontius/10/.
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Scholasticus, Leontius. “Book IX, 681: On a Shell with a Carving of Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/leontius/10/.
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