Love
Book XIII, 1
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Love
Hail, Paphian goddess! For all mortals, creatures of the day, ever honour by all fair words and works thy power and immortal beauty and loveable majesty; for ever and to all dost thou manifest thy dignity.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Codex Note
Paton’s metre label: ‘Pentameters only’.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book XIII, 1.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/69/.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book XIII, 1.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/69/.
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