“When they saw Patroklos dead
— so brave and strong, so young —
the horses of Achilles began to weep”

— Constantine P. Cavafy

The Horses of Achilles http://www.cavafy.com/poems/content.asp?id=134&cat=1
Collected Poems (1992)
Context: When they saw Patroklos dead
— so brave and strong, so young —
the horses of Achilles began to weep;
their immortal nature was upset deeply
by this work of death they had to look at.

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Greek poet 1863–1933

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