Love
Book V, 100
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
If anyone blame me because, a skilled servant of Love, I go to the chase, my eyes armed with birdlime to catch ladies, let him know that Zeus and Hades and the Lord of the Sea were slaves of violent desire. If the gods are such and they bid men follow their example, what wrong do I do in learning their deeds?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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