Conquering Aphrodite

Aphrodite and Wild Animals by Briton Riviere (1902)

Invincible Love
conquerer of
insects
animals
sweet-cheeked girls
old men
even Gods

— none escape your maddening grasp

(after Sophocles)

[Written by Rebecca Buchanan.]

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