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Let there be born a Magus from the unspeakable coupling of Gellius and his
mother, and let him learn the Persian art of divination. For if Persia's impious religion is true, a pleasing
Magus ought to be begotten from a mother and son, so that, when the chant has
been learned, he may worship gods while melting the fat innards in the sacred
flame.
Catullus. The Carmina of Gaius Valerius Catullus. Leonard C. Smithers. London. Smithers. 1894.
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