Note 131 — Women in Greek Poetry
Reading edition
The above instances may serve to give some idea of the prevailing character of Asclepiades’ epigrams; on the wonderful grace and charm of this new love-poetry, it is needless to dwell. The best and truest description of Asclepiades and his followers ever given, is that of Meleager, when he calls them the wild-flowers in his Garland.
ἐν δὲ Ποσείδιππόν τε καὶ Ἡδύλον, ἄγρι’ ἀρούρης, Σικελίδεώ τ’ ἀνέμοις ἄνθεα φυόμενα. Anth. Pal. iv. 1, 45.