This week we're looking at another two-line epigram in elegiacs from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. The titulus tells us it is about "the shepherds and the angels" praising Christ's Nativity, though "shepherds" are not mentioned by name in the epigram itself. Below I...
Incarnation
“A More Than Heaven”: Another Greek Christian Epigram
We're back with another Christian epigram from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. This poem (Greek Anthology 1.38), like last week's, is on the birth of Christ. Also, like last week's, it consists of a single elegiac couplet. This time, I decided to experiment a bit more...
“With Noiseless Footstep Coming Down”: Another Greek Christian Epigram
It's Monday, and we're back with another poem from Book 1 of the Greek Anthology. This week's poem, Greek Anthology 1.37, is a two line epigram consisting of a single elegiac couplet on the birth of Christ. (A little out of season, perhaps; but, then again, the...