Heliodorus of Emesa is known for the ancient Greek novel or romance called the Aethiopica (Greek: Αἰθιοπικά) (the Ethiopian Story) or sometimes “Theagenes.
‘After they had run the middle of the race,’ said Calasiris, ‘Theagenes turned a little about and frowning upon Ormenus lifted up his shield aloft, and stretching out his neck with his eyes fast fixed on Chariclea, he flew toward her like an arrow to its mark, so that the Arcadian was left many yards behind; which quantity of ground was after measured.
When he had said this he leapt forth and went down, declared his name and country and drew lots for his place in the race. But you are sad and heavy, and can scarce refrain from tears, I know not why.’ ‘Why should I not be sad?’ said he.
And yet you seem to I fear that it be enchanted and wrought with such signs as do now vex her mind, by reason that some enemy did lay this snare for her at the beginning, that she should be estranged from all love and die without issue.’ He agreed to what I said, and within a while brought And there was so good order in the song, and the measure of their dancing agreed so well with the sound of the music, that men’s eyes neglected what they saw in comparison with what they heard, and those that stood by followed the maids as they passed on, as though they had been constrained with the pleasantness of their song, until the jolly lusty youths with their captain and ringleader appeared, the sight whereof was better than all description. Now I come to beseech you again, that you will neither suffer her to perish nor me to be frustrated of my desire.’ ‘O Charicles,’ said I, ‘you said truly that your daughter was distraught.
But now nothing less than this is to be feared to have happened to her, who hateth her bed and will be won by no love, but seemeth rather to be bewitched indeed. I thought of many things, of what parents she was come, whose child she was thought to be, how far she was from her country, and was now called daughter by a false name having lost her natural country soil and royal blood of Ethiopia.
She was altogether vanquished by her affliction: the roses had gone from her cheeks, and the brightness of her eyes was quenched with tears, as if it had been with water.
To make few words, I was a great while in study, since I had good cause to pity and bewail her past state, and yet durst not commend that which was to come. I for my part went to find Theagenes and asked him where his friends were who had made the pomp with him.
It was at the guidance of this wisdom that This she said and begged me to do, by the oath that I had sworn by the sun, which may not be violated by any of the
This he said, and did sacrifice, and Theagenes took the She was carried in a chariot drawn by a yoke of white oxen, and had on a purple gown down to her feet, spangled with gold. For the mutual sight of lovers is a reminder of love, and doth as much inflame the mind as fire when it is put to any dry matter. For I thought it was likely that from it I should learn the maid’s parents and country — which already I began to suspect — and perhaps also find whither the ladies of destiny would send them.The next morning I came very early to Chariclea, and found all her housefolk weeping, and Charicles as much as any. Chariclea by my much skill and manifold wisdom has been made content to take a husband. Such was the maid’s girdle. All the oxen were black and very lusty, wagging their heads and lifting them up a little, with horns both even and straight, whereof some were gilded and others had I brought in Alcamenes, as you bade me, and showed him to her very freshly apparelled.
Heliodorus himself, like most of the Greek prose writers, is inclined to a highly elaborate and involved structure; but Underdowne easily beats him on his own ground.
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