History & Politics
Book XIII, 18
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Thou work of brass, be known as the prize of the swift filly, who when, torn by the spur, she had thrown her jockey, ran unmounted round the level course. And therefore did Parmenon gain golden victory. Phocritus, to thy son did the Lords of Amyclae grant to win in the race like his father.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Hexameters followed by hendecasyllables’.
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Parmenion. “Book XIII, 18.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parmenion/11/.
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