Nemesis of an Ego

Ussit amatorem Nemesis lasciva Tibullum, in tota iuvit quem nihil esse domo. Sensual Nemesis so fired Tibullus’ flame That even his slaves scarce knew his name.

Martial, Epigrams, Book 14, CXCIII
English translation by John Patrick Sullivan

Alexandra Levasseur, Hommage à Odilon IV, Oil on wood, 2014. Courtesy of Galerie C.O.A., Montreal.