Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 286: On the Dancer Helladia
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
The feminine nature excels in dancing: give way, young men! The Muse and Helladia laid down this law, the one because she first invented the rhythm of movement, the other because she reached perfection in the art.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book XVI, 286: On the Dancer Helladia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/154/.
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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book XVI, 286: On the Dancer Helladia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/154/.
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