Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 216: On a Statue of Hera
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
Polycleitus of Argos, who alone saw Hera with his eyes, and moulded what he saw of her, revealed her beauty to mortals as far as was lawful; but we, the unknown forms beneath her dress’s folds, are reserved for Zeus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Parmenion. “Book XVI, 216: On a Statue of Hera.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parmenion/12/.
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Parmenion. “Book XVI, 216: On a Statue of Hera.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/parmenion/12/.
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