History & Politics
Book XVI, 222: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
History & Politics
I, the stone of whom the Medes hoped to make a trophy, was changed opportunely to the form of Nemesis, the goddess justly planted on the shore of Rhamnus to be a witness to the Attic land of victory and the skill of her artist.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Parmenion. “Book XVI, 222: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/parmenion/13/.
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Parmenion. “Book XVI, 222: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/parmenion/13/.
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