Symphosius Riddle 37: Mula
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Date: Fri 01 Jul 2022Original text:
Dissimilis matri, patri diversa figura,
Confusi generis, generi non apta propago,
Ex aliis nascor, nec quisquam nascitur ex me.
Translation:
Unlike my mother, of a different shape to my father,
Of mixed species, I am not able to further the breed,
I am born of others but nothing is born from me.
Mule
Notes:
This edition is based on Raymond T. Ohl, ed. The Enigmas of Symphosius. PhD dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, 1928.
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