Death & Dying
Book VII, 362
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Here the sarcophagus holds the holy head of good Aetius, the distinguished orator. To the house of Hades went his body, but his soul in Olympus rejoices with Zeus and the other gods . . .; but neither eloquence nor God can make man immortal.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book VII, 362.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/24/.
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