Free from Cupid's Influence: The Muses, Greek Anthology 9.39

The Muses, Free of Love’s Influence

Name:   Musicius Date:    Unknown Region:  Unknown Citation: Greek Anthology 9.39

Aphrodite told the Muses: “Little girls, worship me,

Or I will make Eros attack you.”

The Muses replied: “Tell that chit-chat to Ares;

Your kid has no authority among us!”

ἁ Κύπρις Μούσαισι: κοράσια, τὰν Ἀφροδίταν τιμᾶτ᾽, ἢ τὸν Ἔρων ὔμμιν ἐφοπλίσομαι. χαἰ Μοῦσαι ποτὶ Κύπριν Ἄρει τὰ στωμύλα ταῦτα: ἡμῖν δ᾽ οὐ πέτεται τοῦτο τὸ παιδάριον.

Cypris Musis: “Puellulae, ait, Venerem Colite, aut Amorem ego in-vos amabo.” Et Musae ad Cyprin: “Marti dic pulchella ista; nobis vero non volat iste puerulus.” Translated into Latin by Johann Friedrich Duebner (1871)

Musicius [unknown] is one of the ancient poets preserved in the Greek Anthology, but unfortunately, nothing is known of this author beyond his name.