Hedylus

Hedylus (Greek: Ἥδυλος; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Greek epigrammatist of the Hellenistic period. His epigrams were included in the Garland of Meleager, now lost. Eleven are preserved in the Greek Anthology. Quotes Anth. Gr. v. 199. Wine and treacherous toasts and the sweet love of Nicagoras sent Aglaonice to sleep; and here hath she dedicated to Cypris these spoils of her maiden love still all dripping with scent, her sandals and the soft band that held her bosom, witnesses to her sleep and his violence then. W. R. Paton, Greek Anthology, i, pp. 226-7 With wine and words of love and fervid vow  He lulled me into bed. I closed my eyes,A sleepy, stupid innocent . . . And now  I dedicate the spoils of my surprise:The silk that bound my breasts, my virgin zone,  The cherished purity I could not keep . . .Goddess, remember we were all alone,  And he was strong—and I was half asleep. Louis Untermeyer, "To Venus",An Uninhibited Treasury of Erotic Poetry (1963) With wine and words of love and every vow  He lulled me into bed and closed my eyes,A sleepy, stupid innocent . . . So now  I dedicate the spoils of my surprise:The silk that bound my breasts, my virgin zone,  The cherished purity I could not keep.Goddess, remember we were all alone,  And he was strong—and I was half asleep. Louis Untermeyer, "Seduced Girl",The New Penguin Book of Love Poetry (2003) Anth. Gr. xi. 414. The daughter of limb-relaxing Bacchus and limb-relaxing Aphrodite is limb-relaxing Gout. W. R. Paton, Greek Anthology, iv, p. 271 External links Category:Poets from Greece Category:Epigrammatists of the Greek Anthology