Media type: E-Article Title: Propertius' Talking Horse Contributor: Matthews, Victor J. imprint: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1991 Published in: The Classical Quarterly Language: English DOI: 10.1017/s0009838800003803 ISSN: 0009-8388; 1471-6844 Keywords: Literature and Literary Theory ; Philosophy ; History ; Classics Origination: Footnote: Description: <jats:p>All editors and translators of Propertius seem convinced that the Roman poet has endowed the horse Arion with the power of speech. I present a few sample translations of the two lines:</jats:p>