Mythology & Folklore
Book XVI, 186: On a Statue of Hermes
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Mythology & Folklore
Hermes is my name, but in the wrestling-school set me not up without arms and feet; or how shall I be swift, and how shall I spar correctly, if I stand on a base deprived of both?
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MLA
Xenocrates (uncertain which). “Book XVI, 186: On a Statue of Hermes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/xenocrates/0/.
Chicago
Xenocrates (uncertain which). “Book XVI, 186: On a Statue of Hermes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/xenocrates/0/.