Chapter 3 Volume 2 How to Keep Love

Sing "Io. Byang," sing "Io. Byang" again.The prey I seek are in my snare.Joyful lover, put a green laurel wreath on my head, and lift me above the old man of Askra and the blind man of Mayonia.As the son of Polyam, who escaped the martial city of Amiclea, and carried off his host's wife in a smooth sail; , like Pelops who takes you to foreign lands.Why are you so impatient, young man?Your ship is still in the middle of the sea, far from the port to which I have led you.My poems are not enough to put the one you love in your arms: as my art made you have her, my art should make you keep her.It takes talent as much to win as to keep it: one has a chance, the other is entirely my art.

Now, Goddess of Kudaila and your son, please help me.Now, you, Erato, please help me too, for your name comes from love.I'm planning a big business, I'll say with what art one can immobilize Cupid, that restless child who is constantly flying through the universe.He is light, and he has wings that enable him to escape; otherwise it is difficult to make him fly. Minos fortified all the roads to prevent his guest from fleeing; but the guest dared to open a new path with his wings.When Dalos locked up the half-man, half-bull monster, the fruit of the sinful mother's love, he said to Minos: "O Minos, you are the most just of mortals, please give me back. ;Let my ashes be buried in my native land! I cannot live in my native land, the victim of an unjust fate; Permit my son to go back; if you will not forgive the child, then forgive the old man." So were his words; but though he had said it a thousand times, Minos would not let him go.Knowing the futility of entreaties, he said to himself: "Daedalus, here comes an opportunity to sacrifice your hand. Minos is master of the land and master of the water; neither land nor water allow us to escape, only space remains. This is the way, and from there I should make my way. Zeus, ruler of the heavens, forgive my attempt. I dare not ascend to your heavenly palace; but to escape my tyrant, except yours There is no second way in the realm. If Styx could give us a way, we would have crossed the water of Styx. But since there is no way to go, I have to change my instinct. "Talent is often awakened by misfortune.Who would have believed that man could travel in the air?But Daedalus fashioned wings out of feathers, which he fastened with twine;So the work on that new machine was done.The kid happily twirled the feathers and wax in his hands, not knowing that this thing was for him.His father said to him: "This is the only boat to send us back. This is the only way for us to escape from Minos. Even if he cuts off all our return routes, he will never cut off our way to space. We still have room. Use my invention to break through that space. But don't you see Aurion, virgin of Arcadia and mate of Bowerdys, with sword, fly with me, and I will fly ahead of you , let me lead you, and you will be safe. If we fly too high, near the sun, the wax will be too hot; if we descend too low, near the sea, our wings will blow. It is too wet to move. Fly between the two, and watch out for the wind. My son, you must fly in its direction." He taught, binding his wings to his son. body, and taught him how to flap, like an old bird teaching a young bird.Then he tied his wings on his shoulders and floated timidly on the road he had just opened.Just before he flew, he kissed his son many times, and the unbearable tears rolled down his cheeks.Not far from there was a hill, which, though lower than the mountains, ruled over the plain.There they began their adventurous escape.While flapping his wings, Daedalus looked back at his son's wings, but he did not delay his space journey at all.Already the novelty of their journey bewitched them; and Icarus soon had no more panic, and he flew more and more vigorously.

A fisherman fishing with a flimsy reed saw them and dropped his catch.They had passed Samos on the left (Nacros, Paves, and Deiros, beloved of Creus, were behind them).On their right passed Lebanthos, and Jamnai with its shady forests, and Astibalae with its fishy waters.Suddenly the too bold young man happily ascended to heaven and left his father.The joints of his wings were loose, the wax melted as he flew near the sun, and he shook its arms in vain, he could not hold himself in the thin air.From high above he looked upon the sea in terror; the horror that shuddered him blinded his eyes with darkness.The wax has been melted.He flapped his empty arms; trembling and helpless, he fell.As he fell, he yelled, "My daddy, my daddy, I'm being dragged down!" When he said this, Green Wave covered his mouth.Then the poor father (ah, he is no longer a father!) cried: "Icarus! Icarus! Where are you, and in what part of the sky are you flying?" when he had seen the feathers floating on the sea At that time, he also shouted "Icarus".The earth has received the remains of Icarus, the sea has kept his name.

Minos cannot forbid a mortal to fly on wings, but I will bind a flying god!Those who wish to borrow Hymniah's spell, or to use what was cut off from the pony's head, are greatly mistaken.To make love last, Medea's grass is useless, and Marsi's poison and magic are all useless.If magic could keep love, then the princess born on the banks of the Facis could have kept Aeson's son, and Circe could have kept Odysseus.So it is useless to give a girl a love potion: the love potion messes with reason and leads to madness. Do not use these sinful methods!You should be cute, and others will naturally love you.Beauty of face or figure is not enough, even if you are Nilus, whom old Homer admired, or Hylas, stolen by that wicked Naydates.If you want to protect your lover from the danger of being deserted, you should add wisdom to physical strengths.Beauty is something that perishes easily: it perishes year after year with the years; it keeps getting worse year after year.The violet and the lily don't last forever; and once the rose withers, nothing but thorns remain on its empty branches.So with you, fair young man, your hair will soon be gray, and your face will be wrinkled.Cultivate now your wisdom, which is enduring, and may be the reliance of your beauty: it is the only treasure that will accompany you to the grave.Diligently study art and two languages.Odysseus was not beautiful, but he was a man of eloquence; it was enough to make two sea nymphs yearn for him.How many times had Calypso, seeing him hurrying to start, wept and told him firmly that the waves would not allow him to sail!She kept asking him to tell the story of the fall of Troy, which he had told countless times in different ways.One day they stopped on the beach: there, in the fair Calypso, to hear the blood of the Otrisian chief.He began to draw pictures for her on the sand with the light stick that he happened to hold in his hand.As he drew the wall, he said: "This is Troy. This is Simmois. For example, my camp is there. There used to be a plain, (he drew a plain), and that is where we killed the At the place of Dolon who tried to steal the horse of the hero of Hymenia in the night. Over there is the camp of Rexos the Siduniian; from there I stole his horse in the night." He said. When I was about to draw other things, suddenly a wave came and took Troy, Rexos' tent and himself away.So the goddess said to him, "Do you still dare to believe that the sea that has wiped away such a great name before your eyes has a way to go back?" Add other strengths to strengths.

The most popular thing is the skilled hospitality.Cunning and harsh words can only make people hate.We hate the falcon that fights for a living and the wolf that preys on weak sheep.But we never cast nets for harmless swallows; and on the tower we let the birds of Caonia live free.Keep those spats and hurtful words away: the food of love is tender words.Wives leave their husbands, and husbands leave their wives, for the sake of quarrels: they think it right to do so; the dowry of wives, that is quarrels.As for the lover, she should always hear what she likes.It is not the law that you sleep together in the same bed; the law that is yours is love.Go to your friend with tender caresses and affectionate words, so that she will be glad to see you.I don't teach love art for rich people; those who pay don't need my lessons.

roman baths They don't need any wisdom. When he wants it, he just says "take this" and it's enough.I have to make concessions to such people: their methods of winning people are much better than mine.I wrote this poem for the poor, because I was in love when I was poor myself. When I can't give gifts, I give beautiful words to my lover. A poor man should have deep heart in love; he should avoid some inappropriate words; he should endure many things that a rich lover cannot bear.I remember once, in a fit of rage, I messed up my lover's hair: how many happy days I lost in that rage!I don't believe I tore her gown, and I didn't see it; but she insisted on saying that, and I had to pay her for one.But you, if you are wise, avoid the fault of your master, and fear pain as much as I do.Go to war with the Baldi;

Flat, witty and everything that excites love. If your lover is difficult and unkind to you, bear with it patiently: she will soften before long.If you bend a branch carefully, it will bend; if you pick it up and bend it hard, it will break.One can swim across a river by following the current carefully; but if you go against the flow, you can never get there.The tigers and lions of Namidia were tamed with patience; and the bulls in the fields gradually yielded to the yoke.Is there a more powerful woman than Atalanta the Nonnacrian?But no matter how proud she is, she will be conditioned by a man's tenderness after all.It is said that Hippomenes often wept under the tree for his fate and the severity of the maiden, and he was often ordered by her to carry a net for hunting animals on his shoulders, and to stab the terrible beast with her spear. wild boar.He even took the arrow of Hierahus; but he suffered from other arrows too!I do not command you to go into the forests of Mount Menarus with weapons in your hands, nor to carry a heavy net on your shoulders; nor do I command you to be naked and receive arrows.Smart people, my course will give you the easiest commands to learn.

If your lover doesn't follow you, then you will give in, and only after you give in will you win.Whatever she asks you to do, you must do it for her.What she scolds, you also scold; what she praises, you also praise.What she wants to say, you also say; what she denies, you also deny.If she laughs, you laugh with her.If she cries, you also have to shed tears.In a word, you have to decide your own complexion according to her complexion.She loves games, and she rolls the ivory dice with her hand, and you roll them badly on purpose, and hand her the dice.If at a game of dominoes, you should always let her win, lest she be sad for losing; and if the chess-board is your field of battle, your glass pieces should also be beaten by your opponent.You have to hold the parasol for her; if she is in a crowd, you clear the way for her; you have to hurry to the running boards to help her into the cot; foot.And often, even if you are cold yourself, you have to warm your lover's cold hands in your bosom.Take your hand, a free hand, and hold the mirror for her. It's a little embarrassing, but never shy.The god who weary his mother to put monsters in his way, who was doomed to that heaven he first recited, said to have taken red baskets and spun wool among the virgins of Ionia.A hero of Tilunth obeys the orders of his friend.Don't hesitate now, go and bear what he has endured!If she asks you to meet at the market, you often have to wait there well before the appointed time, and come back as late as possible.She said to you, "Come somewhere," and you let go of everything and ran, lest the crowd delay you.When she comes out of the banquet at night and asks a slave to lead the way back, you immediately recommend yourself.She writes to you in the country: "Come soon." Cupid hates slowness: without a car, you get on your feet right away.Nothing can stop you, not even the bad weather, the scorching heat, or the streets covered in snow.

Love is a kind of military service.Stand back, cowardly men; cowards are not worthy to guard these flags.Dark nights, cold winters, long journeys, hardships, and toils are all to be endured in this happy battlefield.You have to endure the rain poured on your body by the cloud, and you have to endure the cold and sleep on the ground.It is said that King Admetus had only a small hut for shelter when the gods of Canthus grazed the cattle of King Admetus.Who would be ashamed of something that Apollo didn't consider ashamed?Throw away all pride, if you want to be in love for a long time. If you don't have a safe and easy way to meet your lover, if the door is shut so tightly that you can't get in, well, go up to the roof and get to your lover by this dangerous way; or from Sneaking in from a high window is fine too.She'll be glad to know the reason of your adventure: that's the sure guarantee of your love.Leander, you don't have to see your lover so often; you swim across the waves and prove your affections to her.

There should be no shame in associating with maids, maids, and slaves.It will do you no harm to pay homage to them one by one.You are going to shake their humble hands.Moreover, in the days of Fortuna, you had to send some small gifts to the slaves who asked you for gifts, which cost you a limited amount.And on the day when the Nagarians were deceived by the clothes of the Roman maids and died, they also gave gifts to the maids.Believe me, gather these little people for your own interest; and don't forget the gatekeeper and the slave who keeps the chamber door. Nor do I tell you to send your sweetheart splendid presents: give her something of little value, as long as it is well chosen and well presented.When the field spreads out its riches, when the fruit-trees are full of fruit, send a slave to her with a basket full of country presents.You could tell her it was picked in the country, though the fruit was only bought from the holy road.Give her some grapes, or the chestnuts that Amaryllus loves; but Amaryllis doesn't like chestnuts very much these days.You can even send her a thrush or a flower basket to show that you are thinking of her.I know that other people also buy these things to give to the old man who has no children, hoping to get his inheritance after his death.what!Damn whoever uses these gifts for such nefarious purposes!Shall I persuade you to give her some love poems?ah ah!Poetry is not decent.They praise poetry, but what they want is a great gift: if you have money, even a rough man will please you.Our time is truly a golden age: with gold we get the greatest honor; with gold we make love go well.Yes, Homer, even if you come back with nine Muses, if you have empty hands and nothing, Homer, you will be thrown out of your house.Although there are not no educated women, they are always in the minority; other women don't understand anything, but pretend to be knowledgeable.But when you write poetry, both must be praised.And your poems, whether they are good or not, must always be well-spoken and make people feel valuable.Whether they are learned or unlearned, the poem written for them by a sleepless night is always worth a little gift to them.Especially when you decide to do something that you think is useful, you always have to try to attract your lover to ask you to do it.If you would give liberty to your slave, make her beg you to give it to him; and if you would pardon a condemned slave, make her beg you to do it also.You reap all the real benefits, but give her all the face: you have nothing to lose, but she thinks she has authority over you.

robbery of europa But if you mean to keep your lover's love, you must act in such a way as to convince her that you are admiring her beauty.She wears the crimson cloak of Tylus, and you boast of the crimson cloak of Tylus.She's wearing a Goss fabric, and you say Goss suits her best.She shines with gold, and you tell her that gold is not as splendid to you as her beauty.If she wears a heavy fur coat, you praise the fur coat; if she wears a single shirt, you shout out, "You dazzle my eyes!" and beg her in a low voice to be careful not to freeze. body.If her hair is artistically parted in front of her forehead, you praise it; if her hair is curled with a hot iron, you should say: "What beautiful curls!" admiring her voice; and when she paused, you complained to yourself that you had finished speaking too quickly.When she allows you to sleep with her, you may adore that which makes you happy, and you may express your ecstasy with a voice trembling with joy.Yes, even if she is more fierce than the terrible Medusa, she will become gentle and easy to serve for her lover.You should especially be good at showing off so that she doesn't see it, and your face must never show your words.Art is useful in concealment; in revealing it is a disgrace and loses the confidence of others forever. Usually, the best time of year is when we approach autumn.At that time, the grapes were hanging heavily; at that time, we felt a bit of fresh cold, sometimes a scorching heat, and this abnormal weather is easy to make us tired.May your Valentine be healthy then!But a little ailment keeps her in bed, and if she's sick from bad weather, that's the time for you to show your love and your faithfulness; that's the time to sow for a bountiful harvest up.Thou shalt not be tedious to attend to her sickness; Thine hands need to do all that she entrusts; Let her see you weep; Don't fail to kiss her, Let her withered lips drink your tears!Make a wish for her health, and answer it especially loudly; and always prepare some auspicious dreams to tell her.Tell an old woman to clean her bed with brimstone and a penitent egg.In her heart, these hard work will always keep a tender memory.How many have used this method to gain a place in the will!But beware, too much flattery is to offend the patient: there must be a limit to your amorous Murau.You shouldn't do such things as prohibiting her from eating leisure food and asking her to take bitter medicine!Let your enemies do these things. But the wind when you leave the port is not the wind that suits you when you are sailing in the sea!Love is weak in its birth; it becomes strong by habit. You have to nurture it well, and it will gradually become stronger.The bull you now dread You stroked when he was a child; The tree under whose shade you lie high Was at first but a tiny twig. Rivers are formed by a trickle.Seek to make your beauty acquainted with you: for nothing is more powerful than habit.In order to win her heart, never retreat before any enemy.Let her see you continually; let her hear your voice continually.Day and night, you must always be in her presence.But when you firmly believe that she will never forget you, you leave her to make your parting give her some concern.Give her some rest: a rested field is richer in sowing, and a dry soil absorbs rainwater more violently.Phyllis Her love, which was not very warm when Dymophon was with her, was very hot when he sailed away.Penelope grieves at the parting of wise Odysseus; and thy tears, O Odysseida, call back the grandson of Philagus.However, it is prudent to keep your partings short: time will weaken the longing.A long-lost lover is easily forgotten: someone else will take his place.When Menelaus was not at home, Helen could not bear the taste of solitary sleep, and went to her guest's arms to be tender.What a fool you are, Menelaus!You go off alone, leaving your wife and your guests in a room.Fool!This is simply putting the tender dove in the eagle's claws, and entrusting the soft sheep to the hungry blood!No, Helen is not guilty at all, and neither is her lover.He did what you or anyone else could have done.That's what you forced them into, giving them a time and a place.Doesn't that seem to be what you yourself told your young wife to do?What does she do?Her husband was not at home; beside her was a guest who was not stupid, and she was afraid of being alone.Let the son of Atlas consider what he will do: I forgive Helen, who only takes advantage of the courtesies of an amorous husband.But the wild boar when the hunter sets out his hounds to chase, the lioness suckling for her cubs, the adder that a traveler treads carelessly, are not like a woman who catches her rival in her husband's bed. Terrible.Her fury is painted on her face: iron, fire, all are good to her; she forgets all temperance, she runs like dancing gods touched by the horns of the gods of Avonia female same.The sin of the husband, the broken oath of the conjugal, a savage wife of the banks of the Facis avenges herself on her own son.What about another mother who has changed her nature, that is the swallow you saw.You look at it and it still has blood on its chest.This is how the best mates, the strongest ties, are broken: a wise man should not stir up such jealous rages.Harsh critic, I don't judge you to have only one lover.God bless me!It is difficult for a married woman to keep this restraint.Amuse, but be cautious; thy amorous predation must be concealed, not flaunted.Give no woman a present that another woman will recognize; change the place and time of your trysts, and let no other woman know your secret and expose you.When you write a letter, read it carefully before sending it: many lovers can read between the lines.Offended, Venus took up arms, shot an arrow, and returned an arrow, so that the one who shot the arrow also suffered.When the son of Atreus was satisfied with his wife she was chaste; her husband's misfortune made her sin.She knew that Chryses, who held a laurel wreath in his hand and a holy girdle around his forehead, could not take back his daughter.She knows, daughter of Lilnaissus, the plunder that caused your pain and prolonged the war with shameful delay.All this she heard, but she, daughter of Polyam, saw it with her own eyes, for, ashamed, the victor was made his captive's captive.Henceforth the daughter of Tyndareus let the son of Thyestes cast into her heart and into her bed, and she avenged her husband's crime with a crime.If your behavior, although well hidden, suddenly surfaced or was discovered, you have to deny it to the end.Don't be more subservient and obsequious than usual, because this is a sign of a guilty conscience.You need to use up your whole life, use all the energy of the love war.Only thus can peace be bought: a bed should be used to prove that you have not tasted the pleasures of Venus before. But O talented Eratosthene, why did you lead me astray in these sorceries?Back to the right road where my car can't go.Just now I advised you to hide your misfortune, but now I advise you to go another way and show your misfortune.Don't call me contradictory!The ship was not for every wind; she sailed on the waves, being sometimes propelled by the northerly wind from Trakka, sometimes by the southeast; and the warm westerly and southerly winds carried her sails by turns.Just look at the royal man in the car: Sometimes he let go of the rein, sometimes he reined in the galloping horse.Some women do not like cowardly submission, and without a rival, their love will die.Happiness often makes us intoxicated, but it is difficult for people to enjoy it for a long time.Without fuel, the fire gradually dies out, disappearing in the white ashes; but as soon as sulfur is sprinkled, the fire that seems to have fallen asleep will rekindle and emit a new light.Therefore, if a heart withers in a torpor of insensibility, prick it with the needle of envy to wake it up.You need to make your lover restless for you; awaken the flame in her chilled heart; make her turn blue at your misfortune.Oh, a hundred times, a thousand times the happiness of the man who has a lover who feels bullied and weeps!As soon as news of his crime, which she was willing to suspect, reached her, she fainted; wretched woman!Her face and voice changed at the same time.How I would like to be the one whose hair is pulled out by her in a rage!How I would like to be the one who scratches her face with her nails and makes her cry!She looked at this man angrily. Without him, she couldn't live, but she was willing to live!But you have to ask me, how long should I let her down? I will answer you: not long, or her anger will be strong.Quickly wrap your arms around her jade neck, and press her tearful face to your chest.Give her tears kisses, give her tears the joy of Venus, and there will be peace.This is the only way to appease the anger.But when she's furious, when she won't let you go, you ask her to sign a peace treaty in bed; she softens.To be at peace without force is what it is, believe me, forgiveness is born from that place.Those pigeons who have just fought each other are especially affectionate in kissing, and their song is a kind of love language.In the beginning, the universe was just a mass of chaos, in which there was no distinction between heaven, earth and water.Soon the sky rose to the earth, and the sea surrounded the land, and the empty chaos became the prototype of all kinds.The woods became the habitat of wild animals, the space became the hometown of birds, and the swimming fish hid in the bottom of the water.Men were then wandering alone in the fields, they were but strength and no wit, a brutish body.They made the woods their house, they fed on the weeds, they made their beds of leaves; for a long time they did not know each other.Others say that what softened their savagery was the gentle music that brought man and woman together in the same bed.What they were to do, they learned alone, without asking a teacher: Venus performed her gentle business without the help of art.A bird has a hen it loves; a fish finds a companion in water to share its joys with.The doe follows the stag; the serpent with the serpent; the dog with the bitch; the ewe and the cow revel in the caress of the ram and the bull; doe goat spoiled.In the frenzy of love, the mares will even cross the river and go far to find the stallion.Brave!Quench your lover's wrath with these mighty medicines; which puts her deep pains to sleep; which is more effective than all the sap of Machaon; which alone, if thou hast erred, can make you be forgiven. Medea waiting for Jason This is the theme of my song, when suddenly Apollo appeared in front of me; he directed and plucked his golden harp.A laurel branch was in his hand; a laurel wreath was on his head.He said to me with a prophetic attitude and tone: "Master of unrestrained love, quickly lead your disciples to my temple. There they can read the inscription famous all over the world: "Mortal, Knowing yourself. 'Only he who knows himself will be wise in his love, and only he will do what he can.If God gave him a pretty face, he should know how to use it; if he has a good skin, he should always lie on his shoulders; if he speaks beautifully, he should not be silent .If he is good at singing, he should sing; if he is good at drinking, he should drink.But tedious orators and eccentric poets, do not interrupt the conversation by reading your prose or verse. "Thus is the teaching of Phibus. Obey the lofty words of Phibus, O mortal beings! You may have complete confidence in the words that emanate from the mouth of the gods. But my subject calls to me. Whosoever prudently The man who loves and obeys the dogmas of my art will always achieve his purpose victoriously. The fields don't always yield good harvests, and the wind doesn't always help the boatmen.Few joys and many sorrows, such is the lot of amorous men.May he prepare that soul for thousands of torments.Rabbits on Ardus, bees on Shibra, pearls on shady palas, shells on the beach, these are few compared with the pain of love.The arrows we hit are full of gall.Just when you see your lover is at home, they will tell you that she has gone out.It doesn't matter, even if she has gone out, your eyes are wrong.She allows you to see you at night, but at night her door is closed tightly.Endure it and sleep on the dirty floor.Or if a lying handmaiden comes to you and says rudely, "Why is this man at our door?" the rose on the threshold.If your lover wants to see you, run in; if she refuses you, you should run.An educated person should not be a nuisance.Would you want your lover to say "There's simply no way of avoiding this loathsome man"?Beauty children are always fickle.Don't be ashamed to be insulted by her, beaten by her, or kiss her slender feet. But why do I go into such a trivial place?Let us concentrate on important subjects.I'm going to sing about something big.People, please be careful.My attempt is risky; but without risk, where is success?It is a hard work that my lessons require of you.Bear patiently with a rival, and your triumph will be sure, and your triumphant entry into the temple of Zeus.Believe me, this is not the common opinion of ordinary people, but the oracle of the oak tree in Greece.This is the supreme dogma of the art I teach.If your lover makes eyebrows and gestures to your rival, you have to bear it.She writes to him, and you must not touch her letters, and let her come and go as she pleases.How many husbands treat their wives with this kind of attention, especially when a good dream helps to deceive them!As for me, I admit that I am not perfect.How to do it?I can't get enough of my art.what!In front of my eyes, if someone expresses affection to my beautiful eyebrows, I will be in great pain, and I can't help but get angry!I remember one day someone kissed her; I attacked the kiss; our love was full of unreasonable demands!And this problem has hurt me countless times around women.The most seasoned man is to allow another to go to his mistress.It's best to pretend to be deaf and dumb, not knowing anything, and let her hide her infidelity, otherwise, she won't blush after a long time.青年的多情人啊，千万不要去揭穿你们的情人。让她们欺骗你们，让她们在欺骗你们的时候以为你们是受她们好话的骗的。 揭穿一双情人，那一双情人的爱情反而愈深了。 等到他们两个利害相关的时候，他们便坚持到底以偿他们的损失了。有一个故事是全奥林匹斯都知道的：就是那伏尔甘用狡计当场拿获玛尔斯和维纳斯的故事。那玛尔斯神狂爱着维纳斯。这凶猛的战士便变成一个柔顺的情人了。维纳斯对他也不生疏，也不残忍，她的心比任何女神都温柔。别人说，那个热恋着的女子多少次嘲笑着她的丈夫的跛行，和他的被火或是被工作所弄硬的手！同时，她在玛尔斯的面前学起伏尔甘的样子来：这样在他看来是娇媚极了，而她的讽刺的风姿更使她的美加高千倍。他们起初还只是偷偷摸摸地爱着，他们的热情是掩藏着而且是害羞的。可是“太阳”（谁能逃过太阳的眼睛呢？）却向伏尔甘揭露出他的妻子的行为来。你给了一个多么不如意的例子啊，“太阳”！你不如去向维纳斯去请赏吧。对于你的守着沉默，她总会给你些东西做代价的。伏尔甘在床的四周和上边布着些穿不透的网罗；这是眼睛所不能看见的；然后他假装动身到兰诺斯去。这一双情人便来幽会了；于是双双地，赤条条地被捕在网中了。 伏尔甘召请诸神，将这一双捉住的情人给他们看。别人说，维纳斯是几乎眼泪也忍不住了。这两个情人既不能遮他们的脸，又不能用手蔽住那不可见人的地方。那时有一个神祗笑着说了：“诸神中最勇敢的玛尔斯，假如铁链弄得你不舒服，把它们让给我罢。”后来奈泊都诺斯请求伏尔甘，他才放了这两个囚犯。玛尔斯避到脱拉喀阿去，维纳斯避到巴福斯去。伏尔甘，依你说这于你有什么好处呢？不久之前他们还掩藏着他们的爱情，现在却公开出来了，因为他们已打破一切的羞耻了。 你常常承认你的行为是愚笨而鲁莽，而且别人说你是正忏悔着你自己的谋划。我不许你设计陷人，那被丈夫当场拿获的维纳斯也禁止你设那种她曾受过苦来的陷阱。不要布罗网去害你的情敌，不要去盗秘密的情书。就是要做，也得让她的正式丈夫去做。至于我，我重新再申说一遍，我这儿所唱的只是法律所不禁的幽欢。我们不要把任何贵妇混到我们的游戏中来。 谁敢将刻瑞斯的圣祭和在刹摩脱拉凯独创的庄严的教仪揭露给教外人看呢？守秘密是一件微小的功德。反之，说出一件不应当说的事来却是一个大大的罪过。不谨慎的坦塔罗斯不能取得那悬在他头上的果子，又在水中渴得要死，那简直是活该。维纳斯尤其禁止别人揭穿她的秘密，我警告你，任何多言的人都不准走近她的祭坛去。维纳斯的供养并不是藏在柜中的，献祭的时候钟也不是连连地敲着的，我们大家都可以参与，这有一个条件，就是大家都须守秘密。就是维纳斯自己，当她卸了衣裳的时候，她也用手把她的秘密的销魂处遮住。牲畜的交尾是到处可以看到的，人人可以看到的；可是少女们即使已经看见了，总避而不看。我们的幽会所不可少的是一间闭得很紧的房间，而且把我们的不可示人的东西用布遮住。假如我们不要幽暗，至少也要半晦或是比白昼暗一些。在那还没有瓦来遮蔽太阳和雨的时代，在那以橡树来作荫蔽作食料的时代，多情的人们不在光天化日之下，而在山洞里和林底里偷尝爱情的美味。那种野蛮的时代已经重视羞耻了！可是现在我们却标榜着我们的夜间的功绩，我们以高价换得的是什么呢？讲它出来是惟一的快乐；而且在到处细说着一切女子的爱娇。要碰到一个人就说：“这个女子我也曾结识过。”要时常有一个女子可以指点给别人看，要使一切你想染指的女子都成了轻佻的谈话的目标。这还不算数，有些人造出些故事来（这些故事假如是真的他们准会否认了），听他们的话，他们是得到了一切女子的恩眷的。假如他们不能接触她们的身体，他们能够坏她们的名声；身体虽然贞洁，而名誉却坏了。可憎的守卒，现在请你滚开罢，把你的情妇关起来，门上加着重重的闩锁。对于这些自欺地夸耀着说已得到了她其实不 能到手的幸福的人，这些防范有什么用呢？至于我们呢，我们只含蓄地讲着我们的真实的成功；我们的偷香窃玉是受一种不可穿透的缄默的神秘所保护着的。 阿里阿德涅被抛弃 你尤其是不可以对一个女子指摘出她的坏处：多少的情人们都是装聋作哑地过去！安德洛墨达的脸的颜色，那每只脚上有一双翼翅的人是从来不批评的。安德洛玛刻的身材是大众认为过高的：只有一个人认为修长合度，他就是赫克托尔。你所不爱看的应该去看惯，你便很容易受得下去了；习惯成为自然，而初生的爱情却是什么也注意到的。这开始在绿色的树皮中滋育着的嫩枝，假如微风一吹，它就要折断了，可是不久跟着时间牢固起来，它甚至能和风抵抗，而且结出果子来了。时间消灭一切，即使是那体形的丑陋，而那我们觉得不完美的，久而久之也不成为不完善的了。在没有习惯的时候，我们的鼻子是受不住牛皮的气味的，久而久之鼻子闻惯了，便不觉得讨厌了。而且还有许多字眼可以用来掩饰那些坏处。那皮肤比伊里力亚的松脂还要黑的女子，你可以说她是浅棕色。她的眼睛是斜的呢？你可以比她作维纳斯。她的眼睛是黄色的呢？你说这是雅典娜的颜色。那瘦得似乎只有奄奄一息的，你就说是体态轻盈。矮小的就说是娇小玲珑，肥大的就说是盛态丰肌。总而言之，用最相近的品格来掩饰那些坏处。 不要向她问年纪，更不要打听她的出身。让督察官去施行他的责任吧，尤其当她是已不在青春的芳年中了，良时已过，而她已在拔她的灰白的头发的时候。青年人啊，这个年龄，或者甚至是更老一点的年龄，并不是没有用的：是啊，这片别人所轻视的田却有收成；是啊，这片田是宜于播种的。努力啊，当你的气力和你的青春可以对付的时候；不久那使你佝偻的衰年就要悄悄来临了。用你的桨劈开海水，或是用你的犁分开泥土，或是用你的孔武有力的手拿着杀人的武器，或是用你的男子的精力和你的殷勤去供奉女人。这最后的一种也是一种军队服役；这最后一种也能得到利益的。加之这些女人对于爱情的工作都十分渊博，而且她们都是有经验的，因为只有经验造成艺术家。她们用化妆盖去了时间的损害，又小心地不露出老妇人的样子来；她会体贴你的心情，做出许多姿态来：随便哪一集秘戏图都没有比她多变化。在她身上，幽欢不是由人工的激动而生出来的；那真正温柔的幽欢是应当男子和女子都有份的。我恨那些不是两方同样热烈的拥抱（这就是我爱少女觉得兴味很少的缘故）。 我恨那些“应该”委身过来而委身过来的女子，她一点也感觉不到什么，还在想着她的纺锤。那种因为是本分而允许我的欢乐，在我是不成为欢乐的。我不要一个女子对我有什么本分。我愿意听见她那泄露出她所感受到的欢乐的声音，和恳求我延长她的幸福的声音。我爱看她沉醉着佚乐，懒洋洋地凝看着我；或是憔悴着爱情，长久地不愿人去碰她一碰。可是这种利益，老天是不赐与青年人的，要到中年才能遇到。性急的人去喝新酒吧；我呢，你倒那一直从前任执政官时代就盛在一个双杯中的我们的祖先所酿的陈酒给我们喝吧。槲树要经过许多岁月才能抵抗阿波罗的光，而那新割过的草地却伤了我们的脚。what!在赫耳弥俄涅和海伦之间你宁愿要赫耳弥俄涅吗？而高尔葛又胜过她的母亲吗？总之，你要尝成熟的爱情的果子，只要你不固执，你总会如愿以偿的。 现在那个从犯——床——已接受了我们的一双有情人了：缪斯啊，在他们的卧室的闭着的门前止步吧。没有你，他们也很会找出许多的话来的，而且在床上他们的手是不会有空闲的。他们的手指也会在阿诺尔欢喜把他的箭射过去的神秘的地方去找事情做的。从前那最英武的赫克托尔是如此地对付安德洛玛刻的，赫克托耳所擅长的并不只是打仗。那伟大的阿喀琉斯也是如此地对付他的利尔奈索斯的女俘虏的，当他战乏了，睡在一张柔软的床上的时候。勃丽赛伊丝啊，你一点也不畏惧地受着那双常染着特洛伊人的血的手的抚爱。陶醉的美人啊，那时你所最爱的，可不正是感到那胜利者的手紧搂着你那回事吗？相信我，不要太急于达到那陶醉的境地；你须得要经过许多次的迟延，不知不觉地达到那境地。当你已找到了一个女子所最所最受抚爱的地方，你须得不怕羞去抚爱。于是你会看见你的情人的眼睛里闪着一道颤动的光，像水波所反映出来的太阳光一样。随后是一阵夹着甜蜜的低语的怨语声，醉人的呻吟，和那兴奋起爱情的蜜语。可是你不要把帆张得太满而把你的情人剩在后面，也不要让她走在你前面。目的是要同时达到的。当男子和女子两个都同时战败了，一点没有气力地瘫着，那正是无上的欢乐啊！当你优闲自在的时候和没有恐怖来催你匆匆了事的时候，这就是你应该遵照的规则，可是当延迟会发生危险的时候，那时你便弯身在桨上竭力地划着，而且用刺马轮刺着你的骏马。 我的大著快要结束了。感恩的青年人啊，给我棕榈，而且在我的熏香的发上给我戴一个石榴花冠。犹如包达里虑斯在希腊人中以医术出名，阿喀琉斯以武勇出名，涅斯托耳以机警出名；犹如卡尔卡斯之于占卜，忒拉蒙的儿子之于统兵，奥托墨冬之于驾车，我呢，我的精于爱术亦如此。多情的男子，歌颂你们的诗人啊；使我的姓氏为全世界所歌唱。我把武器供给你们，胡尔迦奴思把武器供给阿喀琉斯；愿我的礼品给你们胜利，正如阿喀琉斯的得到胜利一样。而且我希望凡是用我所赠的剑的人们战胜了一个阿马逊人之后，在他们的战利品上这样写：“奥维德是我的老师。” 可是现在那些多情的少女们前来向我求教了。年青的美人儿，为了你们，我才遗下后面的诗章。 第二卷注释及相关链接 希波达弥亚是俄诺玛诺斯的女儿。有预言说，只有能赛车胜过她父亲的人才能娶她为妻。后来珀罗普斯爱上了她，和她的父亲赛车，她贿赂她父亲的驭人，弄去了她父亲的车轮上的辐，珀罗普斯于是赢得胜利，也赢得了希波达弥亚。 伊奥。拜盎。是颂阿波罗的欢乐歌。 阿斯克拉的老人。指古希腊大诗人赫西俄度斯。 梅奥尼亚的盲人。指荷马，传说梅奥尼亚是他的故乡。 阿米克莱城。斯巴达东南方的一座城。 东道主的妻子。指海伦。 泊里阿摩斯的儿子。指帕里斯。 帕里斯来到斯巴达，在爱神维纳斯和月亮及狩猎女神狄安娜的神庙里献祭。王后海伦听说一位外国王子来到锡西拉岛，好奇地前往神庙。海伦走进神庙，正当帕里斯献祭完毕。帕里斯惊异于海伦的美丽，知道是爱情女神许诺给她的女子。帕里斯召集士兵，把希腊王国的财富洗劫一空，带走了美丽的海伦。也因此引发了长达十年的特洛伊战争。 荷马是记录特洛伊战争的伟大诗人。他为人类留下了记录特洛伊战争的和记录奥德赛返乡漂泊经历的《奥德赛》两部壮丽诗篇。希腊神话中的大部分都是由《荷马史诗》流传下来的。他的著名的“七弦里拉”竖琴，是这个行吟诗人传播古希腊传说和爱情故事的工具。 希腊神话中关于缪斯女神的传说很多，她们一共有九位，分别主管历史、歌唱、悲剧、喜剧、舞蹈、叙事诗、情书、抒情诗和恋爱诗。一直以来她们都为艺术家尤其是诗人所崇拜。她们与太阳神阿波罗的关系很亲密，阿波罗别名叫“缪斯歌斯特”意为缪斯们的领袖。 阿尔卡狄亚的处女。指卡利斯忒，阿耳卡狄亚王吕卡翁的女儿，被赫拉变成一头熊，宙斯将她变成一颗星，即大熊星。 鲍沃代斯。一颗星名。 刹摩斯、拿克若斯、巴维斯。爱琴海中岛名。 克里乌斯所爱的代罗斯。爱琴海中岛名，在那里有阿波罗的神殿；克拉里乌斯，是阿波罗的别名。 代达罗斯，雅典有名的建筑师，属于厄瑞克家族。他的曾祖父是厄瑞克修斯，父亲书墨提翁。代达罗斯是当时最伟大的艺术家，杰出的建筑师和雕刻家。他因嫉妒而杀害了外甥塔罗斯，逃到克里特岛。 代达罗斯为国王弥诺斯建造了一所迷宫关住弥诺斯的妻子帕西淮和一头牛所生的半牛半人的怪物弥诺陶洛斯。后来他得罪了弥诺斯，便将他和儿子一同监禁。代达罗斯为儿子伊卡洛斯和自己各造两翼，向空中逃脱；他儿子飞得太高，翼上的蜡为太阳所熔，便坠海而死。在他死的地方，后人名之曰伊迦里姆海，是爱琴海的一部分。 飞翔的神祗。指丘比特。 海木尼阿。海木尼阿是带沙利阿的古名，那儿的女子被人视为魔术女。 小马头上割下来的东西。一种生在小马额上的瘤，被人视为一种媚药。 马尔西人。意大利的古民族，以春药及魔术出名，时见于诗人歌咏中。 法茜丝河岸旁的公主。指美狄亚。法茜丝，是高尔喀斯，美狄亚家乡的一条河。 埃宋的儿子。指伊阿宋，埃宋是他的父亲。 喀耳刻。喀耳刻是一个拥有魔法的女神，恋着奥德修斯，她和奥德修斯的事迹见《奥德赛》。喀耳刻是太阳神和珀耳塞的女儿，是一个拥有魔法的高贵而又孤独的女神。特洛伊英雄奥德修斯在漫长的返乡途中来到过仙女喀耳刻居住的海岛。喀耳刻恋着奥德修斯，但奥德修斯忠于妻子珀涅罗珀，最终离去。这一段相遇因此成为一个凄美的爱情故事。 尼勒斯。特洛伊战争中，希腊英雄中的最美丽者。 许拉斯。一个美丽的少年，在米西亚为拿牙黛丝们（水仙）所偷去。代奥克里都斯的牧歌第八首上就讲这故事。许拉斯是希腊神话中的美少年，是英雄赫拉克勒斯的侍卫。他随从伊阿宋的阿尔戈船队，一起去求取金羊毛。经过密西亚岸时，许拉斯去泉边取水，遇见当地的水泽仙女。水泽仙女爱恋他的俊美风姿，就把他拉入水中，留了下来。维吉尔、歌德都歌颂过他的美丽传说。 两种语言。指希腊语和拉丁语。 两位海上的女神。指喀耳刻和卡吕普索。 卡吕普索。水神，奥尔底季阿岛的女王。 奥特里赛人的首领。指瑞索斯，是脱拉岂阿的国王；奥特里赛人即等于脱拉岂阿人。 卡吕普索是奥尔底季阿岛的女王。奥德修斯在返乡的漂流途中曾经到过她的岛上。她救了遇难的奥德修斯，并爱上了他，在岛上留了他七年。奥德修斯眷恋家乡和妻子令诸神感动，决议让卡吕普索释放奥德修斯。 西莫依斯。特洛伊的小河名。 海木尼阿的英雄。指阿岂赖斯，因为他生于带沙利阿的夫底阿城，带沙利阿旧名海木尼亚。 多隆。特洛伊的善走者，夜至希腊营侦探，途遇奥德修斯，为所杀。 瑞索斯。即等于脱拉岂阿人。瑞索斯是来帮助特洛伊人的。一个预言曾说，假如瑞索斯的马吃到了特洛伊人的牧草，希腊人便不能攻下特洛伊城。所以狄俄墨得斯和奥德修斯偷了他的马，并且杀死了他。 卡奥尼阿的鸟儿。鸽子。在艾比路斯的道道尼阿附近，有一座圣林，林中有一座宙斯的神殿，那儿鸽子用人言启示神意。卡奥尼阿是艾比路斯的一部分。 阿塔兰忒是阿尔迦第阿国王的女儿，一个著名的女猎手，拥有漂亮的外表和好战的性格。美丽的阿塔兰忒对向她求婚的少年提出赛跑的条件。美少年希波墨涅斯得到维纳斯的帮助，边跑边扔下象征天下最美的金苹果，阿塔兰忒忙于捡苹果，输给了希波墨涅斯，便嫁给了他。 希拉曷斯。是一个半人半马的怪物，为阿塔兰忒所杀死。 别枝箭。指爱神丘比特的箭。 谛伦斯的英雄。赫拉克勒斯是宙斯神与珀尔修斯的孙女阿尔克墨涅所生的儿子。 赫拉克勒斯，是宙斯和阿尔克墨涅所生的儿子，他一生下地时天后赫拉就恨他，便决定使他冒许多险，一生不得平安快乐。国王欧律斯透斯叫他做的十二件工作，就是赫拉嫉恨的结果，但是他都一一做成了。第十一件大工作是取金苹果，当承负天空的安泰俄斯替他去取金苹果时，他为他承负天空。赫拉克勒斯因一时疯狂害死了朋友伊菲托斯，为洗清自己的罪恶，他来到亚细亚，为女王翁法勒做了三年奴仆。 肯丢斯的神祗。指阿波罗。阿波罗杀死了库克罗普斯，便被宙斯贬到人间来，为阿德墨托斯王牧牛一年。肯丢斯是得洛斯岛上的山名，那儿是阿波罗的生处。 利安德。一个美少年，爱上了维纳斯的女祭司海洛，海洛答应他在夜里到她那儿，清晨回去；有一天，风浪甚大，他依然游泳去会她，竟遭溺死。 福耳图那的日子。六月二十四日，传说是罗马开国后的第六个国王为命运女神福耳图那建立神殿的日子。 那迦里阿人丧生的日子。七月七日。是女仆节。 圣路。果子铺开设在一条名叫圣路的街上。 阿马里力斯。田园诗歌中的一个美丽的牧女。 吃栗子。此句典出维吉尔的《牧歌》第二章，意为：“我亲自采了那有柔毛的白色野木瓜，和我的阿马里力斯所爱的栗子。” 在迦里阿人退了后，罗马邻近的民族（并不是迦里阿人），通知罗马的元老院，叫他们把全罗马的自由妇女都献给他们。听了一个女仆的计策，罗马的女仆都穿上了她们的女主人的衣裳到敌人的营里去，把他们灌醉了，罗马人出兵，遂大胜。因此七月七日是女仆节。 黄金时代是希腊神话中“伊甸园”式的乌托邦时代。黄金时代的人类是神所创造的第一代人类，他们有着神一样的生活，也有着神一样的美德。神为何要使如此完美的黄金时代消失，是所有神话故事中都没有揭开的迷。 蒂路斯。是福艾尼开的一个地名，以产绛色出名。 高斯。爱琴爱中的一个岛。 美杜沙。是三个戈耳工之一，起初极美，有美发，后触怒了雅典娜女神，雅典娜将她的头发变成可怕的蛇。要是她的眼睛一看别人，别人就会变成顽石。后为珀耳修斯所杀。 菲丽丝。是希腊传说中脱拉岂阿国王西东的女儿，戴设斯之子岱莫冯的未婚妻。岱莫冯在约定时期不回来和她结婚，她自缢而死。 拉俄弥亚达。普洛忒西拉俄斯之妻。传说她丈夫死后，她的哭声感动众神，于是答应让她丈夫复活三个小时。三小时后，她自杀在丈夫的怀抱中。 菲拉古斯的孙子。指普洛忒西拉俄斯，特洛伊战争中希腊到特洛伊的第一人，为特洛伊王的女婿埃涅阿斯所杀。菲拉古斯是他的祖父。 海伦的宾客。指帕里斯。 阿特拉斯的儿子。指墨涅拉俄斯；阿特拉斯是他的父亲。 阿沃尼亚的神祗。指巴克斯，他的确是不可抵抗的力的象征。 法茜斯河畔的野蛮的妻子。指因嫉妒而杀死儿子的美狄亚。 阿特柔斯的儿子。指阿特柔斯之子阿迦门农。 阿特柔斯的妻子。指克吕泰涅斯特拉。 克律塞斯。阿波罗神的一个祭司。 利尔奈索斯的女子。指勃丽赛伊斯，利尔奈索斯是特洛伊的一个镇，是她的出生地。 希腊军围特洛伊城，在四周掠夺，阿波罗的祭司克律塞斯的女儿克里赛伊斯被掳去做阿伽门侬的侍妾，祭司祈求阿波罗神，神便降疫于希腊军。阿喀琉斯因此和阿伽门侬在议席起了争论；后来阿伽门侬放了祭司的女儿，把阿喀琉斯所应得的女子勃丽赛伊斯夺来，阿喀琉斯大怒，退出战场。 泊里阿摩斯的女儿。指卡珊德拉。特洛伊城攻下，卡珊德拉成为阿伽门侬的女奴。 廷达瑞俄斯的女儿。指克吕泰涅斯特拉。 堤厄斯忒斯的儿子。指埃祭斯托斯，堤厄斯忒斯是他的父亲。 阿笃斯山。迦尔喀斯半岛端上的一座山。 希勃拉山。西西里岛的一座山，以蜜蜂名。 葩拉丝树。指橄榄树。 头上的蔷薇。因为他是从筵席上回来，所以戴着蔷薇花冠。 蔷薇放在门槛上。是求爱的表示，有时把它挂在门上。 宙斯的儿子阿波罗被称为真理的掌握者，他可以通过手中的里拉琴达到人和神之间的相互交流。虽然阿波罗拥有众多女神的宠爱，但他在爱情方面却非常不幸，总是不能得到他所爱的人。他手持的圣月桂也是由逃避他爱情追逐的情人变化来的。 希腊的橡树。指艾比路斯的道道尼阿的橡树，那些橡树据说会启示神意。 奥林匹斯。诸神的居处。 伏尔甘。罗马神话上的火神。维纳斯的丈夫。 兰诺斯。在那儿伏尔甘最受人崇拜。 脱拉喀阿。玛尔斯的居处。 巴福斯。那里的人是崇奉维纳斯的。 爱神维纳斯是古希腊集情欲与美貌于一身的女神。后人认为对她的崇拜是从东方传入希腊的，是爱与丰盛的女神。她是宙斯的女儿，她的丈夫伏尔甘是火神和工艺之神，太阳神的日车就是他所制造的。浪漫多情的维纳斯拥有众多的情人，战神玛尔斯是其中的一位。 当代生物医学上所用的表示雌雄的符号来源于维纳斯和他的情人玛尔斯。维纳斯的镜子代表女人；玛尔斯的箭则代表男人。 刻瑞斯。罗马的农事女神。 刹摩脱拉凯。爱琴海上的一个岛，在那里，人们第一个祀奉着迦皮里。 坦塔罗斯。吕狄亚国王。因为泄漏诸神的秘密，所以被判罚放在一个湖的中央，水一直浸到他颈边，但他要喝水时，水就退了开去；他头上垂挂着极好的果子，但他要去吃时，果子就避了开去。 安德洛墨达。埃塞俄比亚公主，颜色是棕色的。 脚上有一双翼翅的人。指珀耳修斯。 安德洛玛刻。赫克托耳之妻。 拥有一双飞行鞋的英雄珀耳修斯是主神宙斯与达那厄所生之子。在埃塞俄比亚的海边，珀耳修斯杀死妖怪，解救了即将成为牺牲品的安德洛墨达公主，赢得了一场爱情的报偿。 赫耳弥俄涅。海伦之女。 利尔奈索斯的女俘虏。指勃丽赛伊丝。 包达里虑斯。是医药神埃斯科拉庇俄斯之子，是一个希腊的名医。 涅斯托耳。特洛伊战争希腊军中之最老最有经验者。 卡尔卡斯。特洛伊战争希腊军中之占卜者。 忒拉蒙的儿子。特洛伊战争希腊英雄大埃阿斯之父。 把武器供给阿喀琉斯。阿喀琉斯的至友帕特洛克罗斯借了阿喀琉斯的甲盾去和赫克托耳作战，为赫克托耳所杀。阿喀琉斯听见挚友已死，甲盾丧失，既悲且怒。他的母亲为他求天上的铁匠胡尔迦奴思为他一夜造成甲胄兵器，后来终究杀死了赫克托耳。 阿马逊人。特洛伊战争中特洛伊人的联盟者。传说是一个善战女子的民族。