An impish light tiptoes in through the queen’s window falling on her open lips like a thief at midnight. Naked on her scarlet bed her hands reach out to her aching breasts. Remembering her night of sin she writhes and sighs full of lust surrendering her moist lovelands to her hungry touch.

I asked Selene "Will you be my lover?" Meet me by the river when dusk begins to fall" I went down to the river and watched her bathe Selene "Yes I will be your love" Selene smiled and said We met each night by the river bank and we loved till The imagery of Selene bathing in the waters evokes a sense of purity and sensuality, heightening the The narrator's infatuation with Selene is palpable, describing her as the epitome of beauty.

In the opening lines, the poem sets the stage for Selene’s inner conflict. As the poem progresses, Selene's fall into Pan’s embrace is depicted with a raw and sensual intensity The subsequent verses intensify the sensory experience, describing Selene's physical reactions to Pan Selene’s screams and pleas for more, paint a picture of complete abandonment to her desires, a moment Finally, the poem concludes with Selene's transformation.

Despite Cyprus’s geographical distance from mainland Greece, they integrated themselves into the larger Hellenic themes and ideas in ways that are linguistically unique, offering a different perspective within the Hellenic in poetry preserves the island's linguistic heritage while contributing to the overall richness of Hellenic Michaelides  is a prime example of how the Cypriot dialect has been employed to deepen the thematic range of Hellenic These themes resonate deeply with Hellenic literature, which has historically dealt with exile due to

beyond the shores of Cyprus, cementing his place among the most revered poets of Greece and the wider Hellenic