Religion
Book I, 101: On a Persian mage who became a Christian and suffered Martyrdom
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
I, Ispozeres, was formerly a mage among the Persians, my hope resting on pernicious fraud. When my city was in flames I came to help, and a servant of all-powerful Christ came too. He extinguished the force of the fire, but none the less, though I was worsted I gained a more divine victory.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Protector, Menander. “Book I, 101: On a Persian mage who became a Christian and suffered Martyrdom.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/menander-protector/0/.
Chicago
Protector, Menander. “Book I, 101: On a Persian mage who became a Christian and suffered Martyrdom.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/menander-protector/0/.