Theognis Son Poems

  • 1.
    O lord, son of Leto, child of Zeus, you I shall never
    Forget, either beginning or coming to an end,
    But always, first and last and in the middle,
    I shall sing of you. And you, hear me and grant good things.
    ...
  • 2.
    Alas, I am in love with a soft-skinned boy, who to all my friends
    Reveals that this is true, though he does so against my will.
    I shall endure without concealment the many outrages done in my despite,
    For not ill-favored is the boy whose conquest I am shown to be.
    ...
  • 3.
    Among rams and asses and horses, Kyrnos, we look for those
    Of noble breeding, and a man wants them to mate
    From worthy stock. Yet a noble man does not mind marrying
    A base woman of base birth if she brings him money in abundance,
    ...
  • 4.
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  • 5.
    Kyrnos, as I work my craft let a seal be set upon
    These words of mine, and they will never be stolen unremarked,
    Nor will anyone change the good that is there to something worse;
    And this is what everyone will say: 'These are the lines of Theognis,
    ...
Total 5 Son Poems by Theognis

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