Religion

Book VI, 52

by Simonides of Ceos c. 556 – 468 BC

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

Religion

Rest, my long lance, thus against the high column and remain sacred to Panomphaean Zeus. For now thy point is old, and thou art worn by long brandishing in the battle.

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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VI, 52.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/3/.

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