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Lemnos

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Lemnos
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Claims

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·Reported

Lemnos is Vulcan’s favorite place and the destination he pretends to visit while setting his trap.

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“he made as though he were setting out for the fair state of Lemnos, which of all places in the world was the one he was most fond of”
·Reported

Mars tells Venus that Vulcan has gone to Lemnos among the Sintians.

See evidence text
“he is not at home, but is gone off to Lemnos among the Sintians, whose speech is barbarous”

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·Reported
“the fair state of Lemnos”

Passage preview

Book 8 · Passage 19

Meanwhile the bard began to sing the loves of Mars and Venus, and how they first began their intrigue in the house of Vulcan. Mars made Venus many presents, and defiled King Vulcan’s marriage bed, so the sun, who saw what they were about, told Vulcan. Vulcan was very angry when he heard such dreadful news, so he went to his smithy brooding mischief, got his great anvil into its place, and began to forge some chains which none could either unloose or break, so that they might stay there in that place. {69} When he had finished his snare he went into his bedroom and festooned the bed-posts all over with chains like cobwebs; he also let many hang down from the great beam of the ceiling. Not even a god could see them so fine and subtle were they. As soon as he had spread the chains all over the bed, he made as though he were setting out for the fair state of Lemnos, which of all places in the world was the one he was most fond of. But Mars kept no blind look out, and as soon as he saw him start, hurried off to his house, burning with love for Venus.