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OK - here I am - two people to identify:

 

My love lies musing beneath the bower

He scours the skies and learns the hour

He looks above and sees me near

Of all my loves he is most dear

 

So, who is speaking and who is 'He'?

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Salve, Lady A

OK - here I am - two people to identify:

 

My love lies musing beneath the bower

He scours the skies and learns the hour

He looks above and sees me near

Of all my loves he is most dear

 

So, who is speaking and who is 'He'?

Is he Amphimaros?

Is his love Ourania?

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Nope :D If no one else has a guess within a few more posts, I'll give a subtle clue.

Edited by The Augusta

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My love lies musing beneath the bower

He scours the skies and learns the hour

He looks above and sees me near

Of all my loves he is most dear

 

So, who is speaking and who is 'He'?

 

The speaker, whose rosy fingers can be found tracing out the hour of daybreak, would be Aurora/Eos? And then, of all her loves, who is most dear? Three possible ones: Astraeus, lord of the dusk, with whom Aurora had the most children (for what that's worth!); tragic Tithonus, kidnapped by Aurora and granted an unnatural longevity from which he begged to be released (again: be careful what you wish for!); and Cephalus, with whom Aurora had a brief infatuation with terrible consequences for poor Cephalus. Of these, the one most likely to muse beneath Aurora's bower seems to be Tithonus.

 

Tough one, Augusta. Beautiful but tough -- like Livia I guess. Am I close?

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My love lies musing beneath the bower

He scours the skies and learns the hour

He looks above and sees me near

Of all my loves he is most dear

 

So, who is speaking and who is 'He'?

 

The speaker, whose rosy fingers can be found tracing out the hour of daybreak, would be Aurora/Eos? And then, of all her loves, who is most dear? Three possible ones: Astraeus, lord of the dusk, with whom Aurora had the most children (for what that's worth!); tragic Tithonus, kidnapped by Aurora and granted an unnatural longevity from which he begged to be released (again: be careful what you wish for!); and Cephalus, with whom Aurora had a brief infatuation with terrible consequences for poor Cephalus. Of these, the one most likely to muse beneath Aurora's bower seems to be Tithonus.

 

Tough one, Augusta. Beautiful but tough -- like Livia I guess. Am I close?

 

After such a wonderful expositon, I only wish you were right, MPC! Let me give you a hint. He is scouring the sky to learn the hour but not during the day.

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My love lies musing beneath the bower

He scours the skies and learns the hour

He looks above and sees me near

Of all my loves he is most dear

 

So, who is speaking and who is 'He'?

 

The speaker, whose rosy fingers can be found tracing out the hour of daybreak, would be Aurora/Eos? And then, of all her loves, who is most dear? Three possible ones: Astraeus, lord of the dusk, with whom Aurora had the most children (for what that's worth!); tragic Tithonus, kidnapped by Aurora and granted an unnatural longevity from which he begged to be released (again: be careful what you wish for!); and Cephalus, with whom Aurora had a brief infatuation with terrible consequences for poor Cephalus. Of these, the one most likely to muse beneath Aurora's bower seems to be Tithonus.

 

Tough one, Augusta. Beautiful but tough -- like Livia I guess. Am I close?

 

After such a wonderful expositon, I only wish you were right, MPC! Let me give you a hint. He is scouring the sky to learn the hour but not during the day.

Is he Endymion?

Is she Selene?

Edited by ASCLEPIADES

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My daily journey I shall not miss

To grace the sky with fiery kiss

Thunderous hooves of horses wild

Chariot driven by Zeus' child

 

Who am I?

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Come ye now, I welcome all

Far and near, to hither hall;

Shadows in my silent keep,

Floating through the earthly deep;

Merchants, farmers, and princes too;

Parents, children, and someday you!

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Come ye now, I welcome all

Far and near, to hither hall;

Shadows in my silent keep,

Floating through the earthly deep;

Merchants, farmers, and princes too;

Parents, children, and someday you!

 

I'm totally guessing...but perhaps Pluto/Hades?

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Come ye now, I welcome all

Far and near, to hither hall;

Shadows in my silent keep,

Floating through the earthly deep;

Merchants, farmers, and princes too;

Parents, children, and someday you!

 

I'm totally guessing...but perhaps Pluto/Hades?

 

Correct. Hades the Hospitable welcomes everyone into his hall.

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Looks like you're up for the next one, Doc. Welcome aboard!

 

-- Nephele

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