Texts
Ζεύξιδος ἡ χροιή τε καὶ ἡ χάρις: ἐν δέ με μικρῇ
— Paton edition
κρυστάλλῳ τὸ καλὸν δαίδαλον Ἀρσινόῃ
γράψας τοῦτ᾽ ἔπορεν Σατυρήϊος. εἰμὶ δ᾽ ἀνάσσης
εἰκὼν, καὶ μεγάλης λείπομαι οὐδ᾽ ὀλίγον.
The colour and the beauty is worthy of Zeuxis ; but
— Paton edition
Satyreius painted me on a little crystal and gave the
pretty miniature to Arsinoe. I am the queen's own
image, and no whit inferior to a large picture.
Comments