twenty six (trans. Conybeare) (Greek bio C1st so you can 2nd A great.D.) : “[Poets] recite your own rhapsodies . . . and inform them exactly how . . . Ares, the absolute most warlike of your gods, was initially enchained during the eden by the Hephaistos.”

40 ff (trans. Way) (Greek epic C4th Good.D.) : “This lady direct darkly mantled within her veil . . . which have cheek shame-crimsoned, such as for instance [Aphrodite] the fresh new King off Like, exactly what big date the new Heaven-abiders spotted her clasped during the Ares’ possession, shaming in sight of the many marriage-bed, involved regarding range-meshed toils from Hephaistos: tangled around she set within the agony regarding guilt, while you are thronged within the Blessed, there endured Hephaistos’ notice : having scared it is having wives to be beheld by the husbands’ sight starting this new deed out of guilt.”

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Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 148 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A great.D.) : “Whenever Vulcanus [Hephaistos] realized you to definitely Venus [Aphrodite] is actually covertly sleeping which have Mars [Ares], and therefore he could perhaps not contradict their strength, the guy made a chain off insistent and set it within the bed to capture e towards rendezvous, the fresh new along with Venus decrease for the snare so he cannot extricate themselves. When Sol [Helios the sunlight] advertised so it so you can Vulcanus, the guy noticed her or him lying around naked, and you can summoned all of the gods just who noticed. This means that, shame scared Mars so he did not do that. From their accept Harmonia was created, and the girl Minerva [Athena] and you will Vulcanus [Hephaistos] provided a gown ‘dipped during the crimes since the something special. Read more