Mars & Pallas
Over here, you see a woman
Wearing an aegis, a helmet, and a spear,
And over there, there’s a splendid looking youth in full armor.
One is the daughter of Jupiter,
The other is a son of Juno.
Both are warriors, and wage war effectively.
Both are around the same age,
But have different origin stories:
Mars doesn’t have a dad,
And Minerva doesn’t have a mom.
--Faustus Sabaeus, Epigrams book 1 p. 61-2
De Marte et Pallade
Gorgone munitam & galea quam cernis & hasta
tectum armis iuvenem conspicuum, atque trucem
Illa Jovis nata est, Junonis filius iste,
Bella gerunt ambo, & strenue & arma movent.
Pene pares aetate ambo, sed dispare ab ortu
patre quidem Mavors, matre Minerva caret.
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