Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 1.15.4 · 1.15.4
Euxinus loves Anthia
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Ὁ δὲ Εὔξεινος ἄσμενος ἀκούει τὰ περὶ τοῦ Κορύμβου· καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἐπʼ Ἀνθείᾳ διέκειτο πονήρως καὶ ἤρα τῆς κόρης σφοδρὸν ἔρωτα· λέγει δὲ πρὸς τὸν Κόρυμβον καὶ τὰ αὑτοῦ καὶ συνεβούλευσε μὴ ἐπὶ πλέον ἐπανιᾶσθαι, ἀλλʼ ἔργου ἔχεσθαι·
Euxinus was glad to hear about Corymbus, for he too was in a bad way over Anthia and loved the girl with a fierce love. He told Corymbus his own story as well, and advised him not to fret any longer but to get to work.
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Book 1, chapter 15. Corymbus has asked his fellow pirate Euxinus for help.
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Euxinus' love is told in the words already used for Corymbus. ἤρα ... σφοδρὸν ἔρωτα, "loved with a fierce love," is the phrase used for Corymbus at 1.14.7, and it comes back when Euxinus pleads for him (1.16.4); διέκειτο πονήρως, "was in a bad way," is what the narrator said of Habrocomes' low spirits at 1.15.1. The romance is built in pairs, and now each of the two captives has a pirate to resist.
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