On to Pieria he stepped from the upper air, and swooped down upon the sea, and then sped over the wave like a bird, the cormorant, which in quest of fish over the dread gulfs of the unresting sea wets its thick plumage in the brine. In such wise did Hermes ride upon the multitudinous waves. But when he had reached the island which lay afar, then forth from the violet sea he came to land, and went his way until he came to a great cave, wherein dwelt the fair-tressed nymph; and he found her within. A great fire was burning on the hearth, and from afar over the isle there was a fragrance of cleft cedar and juniper, as they burned; but she within was singing with a sweet voice as she went to and fro before the loom, weaving with a golden shuttle. Round about the cave grew a luxuriant wood, alder and poplar and sweet-smelling cypress, wherein birds long of wing were wont to nest, owls and falcons and sea-crows with chattering tongues, who ply their business on the sea. And right there about the hollow cave ran trailing a garden vine, in pride of its prime, richly laden with clusters. And fountains four in a row were flowing with bright water hard by one another, turned one this way, one that. And round about soft meadows of violets and parsley were blooming. There even an immortal, who chanced to come, might gaze and marvel, and delight his soul; and there the messenger Argeiphontes stood and marvelled.
Crisp sea air, kelp, and climbing vines, flame-singed cedarwood and juniper branches, cypress boughs, alder wood, violets, selino, parsley, glistritha, and white sage.
gfeltovich –
Deep, golden honey and sweet, rich wine. The myrrh softens it a little and takes the edge off the wine. Overall, it’s a little too much for me, but if you like dramatic scents and honey, and if you want to smell like a Greek god, definitely try this one.
wilsonjessie499 –
Inside the imp, it’s a heavy sweet wine. On the skin, it changed to a rich scented honey, but there’s also something fruity, it might be the myrrh…. it’s definitely the myrrh.
Elizabeth WOlfe –
First few minutes, HONEY.
Now after half an hour, it’s honey and something spicy. It reminds of charoset, a dish of apples honey and red wine.
Oh I *like* this.
painless –
Boozy, voluptuous honey. Embracing your lover on a sticky hot summer day.
AMAZING layered with Bloodlust.
Rosalyn –
This smells like honey and summer on an island to me. Not a dry summer day, but something alive and a bit floral. The honey note I this really works for my skin.
Faith –
In the imp it smells like a cask of aged golden mead, but on my skin it unfortunately transforms straight into baby powder.
Hellokoi –
Tons of realistic, golden honey with a hint of boozy, rotting fruit scent from the wine and a sweet, light layer of florals.
Meghan –
I give this 4 out of 5 stars only because there is only so much I can take at a time. Athens is honey. Sweet, rich, dark honey. And at first, it’s absolutely wonderful. However, on one occasion, I used a honey-scented soap in the shower, then rubbed in Athens on pulse points, decolletage, and underarms. But after a couple of hours, I’d get a whiff of something sweet, but “off.” Finally figured out it was me. Not sure if there is such thing as too much honey, but this will do it. I recommend using a small amount after an evening bath/shower before bed. The calming honey is perfect, and by the time you wake, you’ll hardly smell it.
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I just purchased an imp of this. On me, this seems gold, green and in a strange way a foody floral.