Death & Dying

Book VII, 344

by Simonides of Ceos c. 556 – 468 BC

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)

Death & Dying

I am the most valiant of beasts, and most valiant of men is he whom I guard standing on this stone tomb.

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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 344.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/28/.

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