Religion
Epigram VII: For a Statue of Asclepius (Lang)
Translated by Andrew Lang (1880) · From Theocritus, Bion and Moschus rendered into English Prose (Macmillan, 1889)
Even to Miletus he hath come, the son of Paeon, to dwell with one that is a healer of all sickness, with Nicias, who even approaches him day by day with sacrifices, and hath let carve this statue out of fragrant cedar-wood; and to Eetion he promised a high guerdon for his skill of hand: on this work Eetion has put forth all his craft.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Theocritus. “Epigram VII: For a Statue of Asclepius (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/175/.
Chicago
Theocritus. “Epigram VII: For a Statue of Asclepius (Lang).” Translated by Andrew Lang. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theocritus/175/.
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