Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madnessโshe with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth, gliding over the heads of men to trap us all. She entangles one man, now another.
HomerIf you are one of earthโs inhabitants, how blest your father, and your gentle mother, blest all your kin. I know what happiness must send the warm tears to their eyes, each time they see their wondrous child go to the dancing! But one manโs destiny is more than blestโhe who prevails, and takes you as his bride. Never have I laid eyes on equal beauty in man or woman. I am hushed indeed.
Homer