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He could scarcely separate then from now. The lover was joyful and while he waited for his hoped-for pleasure he kissed her hands. Held flowers out to his glistening mouth. But though he seemed so gentle she was afraid at first to touch him. Agenor’s daughter marvelled at how beautiful he was and how unthreatening. His forehead was not fearful, his eyes were not formidable, and his expression was peaceful.
The horns were twisted, but one might argue they were made by hand, purer and brighter than pearl. The muscles rounded out his neck, the dewlaps hung down in front, In colour he was white as the snow that rough feet have not trampled and the rain-filled south wind has not melted. Jupiter’s (by Romans regarded as the equivalent of the Greek Zeus) abduction of Europa ( Metamorphoses Bk II:833-875)