Social Commentaries
Book XI, 278
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
Outside you teach the woes of Paris and Menelaus, having at home plenty of Parises for your Helen.
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Codex Note
Paton’s heading: “On a Cuckold Grammarian”.
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