Mythology & Folklore
Book XIII, 2
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
Callistratus dedicated to thee, Hermes, messenger of Zeus, this statue of a youth of like age with himself, the common image of thee and him. The young man is of the deme of Cephissia, Rejoicing in his gift, O Lord, protect the son of Apollodorus and his native place.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Iambic trimeters’.
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