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26<br />

Anonymous, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.736 ?<br />

Feu~ su&, Mu&rwn, pla&ssaj ou)k e1fqasaj: a)lla& se xalko&j,<br />

pri\n yuxh_n bale/e<strong>in</strong>, e1fqase phgnu&menoj.<br />

Alack! Myron, thou didst not have time to<br />

complete thy cast<strong>in</strong>g, but the bronze hardened<br />

before thou couldst put life <strong>in</strong>to it.<br />

27<br />

Anonymous, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.737 ?<br />

Xalkei/an tu&pteij da&mal<strong>in</strong>: me/ga s' h1pafe te/xna,<br />

bouko&le: ta_n yuxa_n ou) prose/qhke Mu&rwn.<br />

Thou strikest the bronze heifer. Art deceived<br />

thee much, herdsman: Myron did not add life.<br />

28<br />

Anonymous, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 9.741 ?<br />

Xa&lkeoj h}j, e0pi\ soi\ de\ gewto&moj ei[lken a1rotron<br />

kai\ zugo&desma fe/rwn, yeudome/na da&mali.<br />

a)lla_ Mu&rwn te/xna| panupei/roxoj, o3j se di' e1rgwn<br />

e1mpnoun w3j t<strong>in</strong>a bou~n e0rga&t<strong>in</strong> ei0rga&sato.<br />

Thou wast bronze, deceptive heifer, <strong>and</strong> the<br />

husb<strong>and</strong>man came up to thee dragg<strong>in</strong>g a plough<br />

<strong>and</strong> carry<strong>in</strong>g a yoke. He far excels all other artists,<br />

Myron, who by his labour made thee alive, just like<br />

a labour<strong>in</strong>g cow.<br />

29<br />

Antipater <strong>of</strong> Sidon, Anthologia Palat<strong>in</strong>a 7.426 I B.C.<br />

Text <strong>and</strong> translation: W. R. Paton, ed., tr., <strong>The</strong> Greek Anthology II (London <strong>and</strong> New<br />

York, 1917; repr. 1925).<br />

Ei0pe/, le/on, fqime/noio ti/noj ta&fon a)mfibe/bhkaj,<br />

boufa&ge; ti/j ta~j sa~j a1cioj h}n a)reta~j; —<br />

Ui9o_j Qeudw&roio Teleuti/aj, o4j me/ga pa&ntwn<br />

fe/rteroj h}n, qhrw~n o3sson e0gw_ ke/krimai.<br />

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