There is the heat of Love, the pulsing rush of Longing, the lover's whisper, irresistible—magic to make the sanest man go mad.
Iliad and Odyssey
The Iliad, describing Aphrodite's girdle
c. 8th Century BCE
Found in 1 providers: gemini
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"A man's greatest possession is his self-respect."
Humorous"Odysseus grabbed her throat with his right hand and told her he 'will not spare [her] when [he] kill[s] the rest, / the other slave women, although [she was] / [his] nurse'."
Controversial"Even for the gods, it is not easy to know the minds of men."
Strange & Unusual"There is nothing more admirable than two people who see eye to eye, true husband and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends."
Humorous"Zeus it seems has given us from youth to old age a nice ball of wool to wind-nothing but wars upon wars until we shall perish every one."
Strange & Unusual