Religion
Book IX, 748: On Dionysus carved on an Amethyst
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Religion
The stone is amethyst, but I am the toper Dionysus. Hither let it teach me to be sober, or learn itself to get drunk.
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Younger, Plato the. “Book IX, 748: On Dionysus carved on an Amethyst.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/plato-younger/1/.
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Younger, Plato the. “Book IX, 748: On Dionysus carved on an Amethyst.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/plato-younger/1/.
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