Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 1.14.7 · 1.14.7
Corymbus falls in love with Habrocomes
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Ἦγον δὲ αὐτοὺς εἰς αὐτὴν μὲν τὴν πόλιν οὐχί, εἰς πλησίον δέ τι χωρίον ἀνδρὸς ἄρχοντος λῃστηρίου, Ἀψύρτου τοὔνομα, οὗ καὶ ὁ Κόρυμβος ἦν ὑπηρέτης ἐπὶ μισθῷ καὶ μέρει τῶν λαμβανομένων. Ἐν δὲ τῷ τοῦ πλοὸς διαστήματι ἐκ πολλῆς τῆς καθʼ ἡμέραν ὄψεως ἐρᾷ ὁ Κόρυμβος τοῦ Ἁβροκόμου σφοδρὸν ἔρωτα, καὶ αὐτὸν ἡ πρὸς τὸ μειράκιον συνήθεια ἐπὶ πλέον ἐξέκαε.
They did not take them into the city itself, but to an estate nearby that belonged to a man who led a pirate band, Apsyrtus by name. Corymbus too served him, for wages and a share of the takings. In the course of the voyage, from seeing Habrocomes so much every day, Corymbus fell fiercely in love with him, and his familiarity with the youth inflamed him still more.
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Book 1, chapter 14. The pirates bring their captives home.
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The same words, σφοδρὸν ἔρωτα, "a fierce love," describe Euxinus' love for Anthia in the next chapter (1.15.4), so each of the two captives is loved by a pirate. ἐξέκαε, "set ablaze," is a fire verb, like the verbs of the burning ship earlier in the chapter. Habrocomes, who once said no one falls in love against his will (1.1.5), will take this as the god's punishment for his pride: "Corymbus loves me, and Euxinus loves you" (2.1.2).
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