OVID ON MARRIAGE Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
Penelope was faithful to her husband and for all
A
Ten years of his waging war
2
Q
If Andromahe was dressed in healthy clothes, what wonder
A
Her husband was a rough solider
3
Q
The beautiful ones don’t seek art and instruction :
A
They have their dowry, beauty potent without art
4
Q
Often a lover found at a husband’s funeral :
A
Walking with loosened hair
5
Q
But since you lack marriage ribbons
A
It’s your concern to decieve your lovers
6
Q
Their husbands can come to them
A
When they wish
7
Q
Scarcely released from
A
Your prison
8
Q
To guard a wife is right :
A
It’s fitting, it’s decreed by law, the courts and modesty
9
Q
Adhere to my religion
A
And deceive
10
Q
I’ll give the Lemnian girls swords
A
To kill me
11
Q
Wife’s faithful
A
Hearing
