other male lions, and when in rut, Aphrodite awakens their desires
for females. The bull, master of his herd, mounts the cows; the ram
fills all the sheep with his male seed. What else? The boars, do they
not cover the sows in their sty? The wolves, do they not mix with
she-wolves? To sum it up, neither the birds who ride the winds, nor
the fishes fated to their wet element, nor the animals on land, seek
dealings with other males: for them the decrees of Providence remain
inviolate. But you men of overrated wisdom, you truly debased
beasts, what novel raving drives you to rise up against the laws and