Cephalus was a hunter, who fell in love with and married one of Diana’s nymphs, Procris. […] Such is the tale of Diana and her lowly lover, which has inspired poets of all ages. […] This hasty and somewhat primitive toilet completed, Venus and her followers set out for Mount Olympus, and on their way thither were joined by Himerus, god of the desire of love; Pothos, god of the amities of love; Suadela, god of the soft speech of love; and Hymen, god of marriage. […] In the perfumed dusk he confessed his love, and tenderly begged for some return. […] O human love!