Philostratus, Longevity of Apollonius out of Tyana seven
twenty-six (trans. Conybeare) (Greek bio C1st so you’re able to second A beneficial.D.) : “[Poets] recite your rhapsodies . . . and inform them just how . . . Ares, by far the most warlike of gods, was first enchained when you look at the heaven from the Hephaistos.”
40 ff (trans. Way) (Greek epic C4th Good.D.) : “Her head darkly mantled in her veil . . . having cheek guilt-crimsoned, instance [Aphrodite] the brand new King away from Love, just what big date brand new Heaven-abiders spotted this lady clasped into the Ares’ arms, shaming in sight of all relationship-sleep, trapped in the myriad-meshed toils of Hephaistos: tangled truth be told there she set in agony out of shame, when you’re thronged within Blessed, there stood Hephaistos’ thinking : to possess scared it’s having spouses to be beheld from the husbands’ attention undertaking the brand new deed of shame.”
Virgil, Georgics 4
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 148 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) : “When Vulcanus [Hephaistos] realized one to Venus [Aphrodite] is covertly sleeping which have Mars [Ares], and this he might maybe not oppose their fuel, the guy made a chain from insistent and put they within sleep to catch elizabeth to the rendezvous, the latest and Venus decrease towards snare with the intention that he cannot extricate himself. When Sol [Helios the sun] stated that it to help you Vulcanus, he watched them lying around nude, and summoned the gods just who watched. Thus, guilt scared Mars in order for the guy don’t accomplish that. Using their accept Harmonia was born, in order to their Minerva [Athena] and Vulcanus [Hephaistos] provided a robe ‘dipped during the criminal activities as a present. For that reason, their descendants was demonstrably noted due to the fact sick-fated.”