Nature
Book IX, 275
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Nature
Coprus killed the boar on land, and the swift deer he took in the blue waves of the sea. Were there beasts with wings too, Artemis would not have seen him empty-handed even in the air.
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Codex Note
Paton’s index says No. 275 cannot be by Macedonius and that the name is corrupt.
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Consul, Macedonius the. “Book IX, 275.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macedonius/24/.
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Consul, Macedonius the. “Book IX, 275.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macedonius/24/.
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