The connexion between Adonis and the dove is specially referred to by
Diogenianus (_Praef._ p. 180 in Leutsch and Schneidewin's
_Paroemiographi Graeci_). It formed part of the legends of Cyprus, and
was alluded to by the lyric poet Timocreon (_Bergk. Poetae Lyrici
Graeci_, p. 1203). Compare Browning:--
Pompilia was no pigeon, Venus' Pet.
_Ring and Book_, v. 701.