“Cursed by Althaea, to his wrath he yields, As well as in his wife’s embrace forgets the fields. (She from Marpessa sprung, divinely honest, And matchless Idas, greater than person in war: The god of working day adored the mother’s charms; Versus the god the father bent his arms: The troubled pair, their sorrows to proclaim, From Cleopatra al… Read More