“…From Chaos came forth Erebus and black Night;
and Night in turn gave birth to Aether and Day,
whom she conceived and bore after mingling in love with Erebus.
And after her came forth fair Love (Eros),
who loosens the limbs and overcomes the mind and wise counsels
of all gods and all men within them. …”
(Lines 116–125)
Hesiod, Theogony, lines 116–125. Critical edition: M.L. West, Hesiod: Theogony, Oxford Classical Texts.
