Religion
Book VI, 156
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
To the Amarynthian Nymphs did Charixenus dedicate this shorn hair along with a beautiful hair-pin shaped like a cicada, all purified by holy water, together with an ox. The boy shines like a star, like a foal that has cast its first coat of down.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Theodoridas. “Book VI, 156.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theodoridas/1/.
Chicago
Theodoridas. “Book VI, 156.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theodoridas/1/.
Read this poem with the Codex →