L'ira di Venere in Apuleio e in Draconzio

Verg. Aen. i 664 ff. and Ov. met. v 365 ff. serve as poetic models for the episode in Dracontius’ Hylas (Romul. 2) where Venus succeeds, with Cupid’s aid, in subjecting the Nymphs to the force of love. To these must be added Apul. met. iv 29, 5–31, 3: here Venus, jealous of Psyche’s beauty, addresses Cupid in order to punish her rival.