Arts & Sciences
Book XIV, 135
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
We three Loves stand here pouring out water for the bath, sending streams into the fair-flowing tank. I on the right, from my long-winged feet, fill it full in the sixth part of a day; I on the left, from my jar, fill it in four hours; and I in the middle, from my bow, in just half a day. Tell me in what a short time we should fill it, pouring water from wings, bow, and jar all at once.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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