Death & Dying
Book VII, 197
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I am the locust who brought deep sleep to Democritus, when I started the shrill music of my wings. And Democritus, O wayfarer, raised for me when I died a seemly tomb near Oropus.
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Phaennus. “Book VII, 197.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/phaennus/0/.
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