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Literary
October 21, 1910
The True Northerner
Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Translation of Theocritus' idyl depicting the god Love stung by a bee while stealing honey from hives; he complains to mother Aphrodite about the tiny creature's painful wound, and she laughs, comparing his own small size to the bee's yet his ability to inflict great emotional wounds.
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Full Text
An Idyl of Theocritus.
The thievish Love--a cruel bee once stung him, as he was rifling honey from the hives, and pricked his finger tips all; then he was in pain, and blew upon his hand, and leaped, and stamped the ground. And then he showed his hurt to Aphrodite, and made much complaint, how that the bee is a tiny creature, and yet what wounds it deals: And his mother laughed out, and said, "Art thou not even such a creature as the bees, for tiny art thou, but what wounds thou dealest!"--From the Greek, by Andrew Lang.
The thievish Love--a cruel bee once stung him, as he was rifling honey from the hives, and pricked his finger tips all; then he was in pain, and blew upon his hand, and leaped, and stamped the ground. And then he showed his hurt to Aphrodite, and made much complaint, how that the bee is a tiny creature, and yet what wounds it deals: And his mother laughed out, and said, "Art thou not even such a creature as the bees, for tiny art thou, but what wounds thou dealest!"--From the Greek, by Andrew Lang.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Fable
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Idyl
Theocritus
Love
Aphrodite
Bee
Stung
Wounds
Translation
Andrew Lang
What entities or persons were involved?
Theocritus, Translated By Andrew Lang
Literary Details
Title
An Idyl Of Theocritus.
Author
Theocritus, Translated By Andrew Lang
Key Lines
And His Mother Laughed Out, And Said, "Art Thou Not Even Such A Creature As The Bees, For Tiny Art Thou, But What Wounds Thou Dealest!"