But she shall not so quietly usurp my honors. Shaking her ambrosial locks with indignation, she exclaimed, “Am I then to be eclipsed in my honors by a mortal girl? In vain then did that royal shepherd, whose judgment was approved by Jove himself, give me the palm of beauty over my illustrious rivals, Pallas and Juno. This perversion of homage due only to the immortal powers to the exaltation of a mortal gave great offence to the real Venus. As she passed along, the people sang her praises, and strewed her way with chaplets and flowers. In fact Venus found her altars deserted, while men turned their devotion to this young virgin. The fame of her beauty was so great that strangers from neighboring countries came in crowds to enjoy the sight, and looked on her with amazement, paying her that homage which is due only to Venus herself. The charms of the two elder were more than common, but the beauty of the youngest was so wonderful that the poverty of language is unable to express its due praise. EIL 4.3 Spenser, Gawain, and Arthurian ContextĪ certain king and queen had three daughters.
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