Living

Book IX, 528: On the House of Marina

by Palladas of Alexandria 4th century AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

Living

The inhabitants of Olympus, having become Christians, live here undisturbed; for here they shall not be put on the fire in the melting-pot that produces necessary small change.

MLA

Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book IX, 528: On the House of Marina.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/51/.

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Alexandria, Palladas of. “Book IX, 528: On the House of Marina.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/palladas/51/.

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