Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE PICTURE OF VENUS BY APELLES, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Stand back! While venus quits her ocean home Last Line: Or her wet locks will sprinkle thee with foam Subject(s): Apelles (late 4th C.- Early 3rd C. B.c.;mythology - Classical;venus (goddess) | ||||||||
Stand back! while Venus quits her ocean home, Or her wet locks will sprinkle thee with foam. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BIRTH OF VENUS by HAYDEN CARRUTH CUPID AND VENUS by CAROLYN KIZER AFTER PIERO DI COSIMO'S VENUS, MARS, AND AMOR by GREGORY ORR THE BIRTH OF VENUS by MURIEL RUKEYSER FOR SPRING, BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI INVOCATION TO VENUS, FR. DE RERUM NATURA by TITUS LUCRETIUS CARUS TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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