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.
Vera-Lace –
I can almost see and feel a cold, moist wind blowing out of the bottle when I open it. Wet – damp leaves skittering across the fields next to the forest. Dry – it has a slight floral tone under the bed of forest leaves. Amazing.
pinkyfluffbutt –
This is such an amazing scent. It smells like passion in the truck bed of an old Ford, down a quiet country lane, in early fall before it gets too cold, under a harvest moon with a wind blowing through the forest trees that makes you want to snuggle in deeper to loving arms. I bought it for my Boi, and when he wears it, women love to sniff his neck… needless to say, he now wears it a lot!
amills –
This smells almost exactly like a fall-scented candle you’d find in a store, with the maple and cedar at the forefront. If you’re a fan of candles that remind you of the autumn time, this is the scent for you.