Love
Book IX, 591: On a Group of Ares and Aphrodite
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
The painter in the interior of the house painted Ares and Aphrodite embracing each other. The bright Sun, coming in through the window, stood in astonishment as he gazed on them both. Till when shall the heavy wrath of the Sun endure? He, would not banish his anger though it fell only on lifeless wax.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 591: On a Group of Ares and Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/557/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 591: On a Group of Ares and Aphrodite.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/557/.
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