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On His Escape from Sigeum
by:
Alcaeus
(7th-6th century B.C.)
translated by James S. Easby-Smith
Alcaeus hath escaped the hand
Of Ares on the battle-field;
He fled unto his native land,
But left behind his sword and shield.
The Attics held the spoils divine,
And hung them in Athena's shrine.
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