Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 104: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
So Hera, then, wished for this to crown all his labours, the sight of doughty Heracles stripped of his arms! Where is the lion-skin cloak, where the quiver of loud-whizzing arrows on his shoulder and the heavy-footed branch, the slayer of beasts? Love has stripped thee of all, and it is not strange that, having made Zeus a swan, he deprived Heracles of his weapons.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book XVI, 104: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/74/.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book XVI, 104: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/74/.
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