“What did nature give to women? Beauty: stronger than all shields and spears. A beautiful woman conquers both iron and fire.”
γυναιξὶν οὐν ἔτ᾿ εἶχεν
τί οὖν; δίδωσι κάλλος
ἀντ᾿ ἀσπίδων ἁπασῶν
ἀντ᾿ ἐγχέων ἁπάντων
νικᾷ δὲ καὶ σίδηρον
καὶ πῦρ καλή τις οὖσα
Anacreontea? Poems on sex, drinking and beauty. Just in time for Valentine’s Day.
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