Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 267: On a Picture of Hippocrates
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
A. From whence was he who placed thee here? B. A Byzantine. A. And his name? B. Eusebius. A. And who art thou? B. Hippocrates of Cos. A. And why did he paint thee? B. In return for his discourses the city gave him the privilege of making my picture. A. And why did he not paint his own portrait? B. Because, by honouring me instead of himself, he gains greater glory.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Synesius. “Book XVI, 267: On a Picture of Hippocrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/synesius-scholasticus/0/.
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Scholasticus, Synesius. “Book XVI, 267: On a Picture of Hippocrates.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/synesius-scholasticus/0/.