Death & Dying
Book VII, 516
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Zeus, Protector of strangers, let them who slew me meet with the same fate, but may they who laid me in earth live and prosper.
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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 516.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/43/.
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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 516.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/43/.
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