Prom. Worship then, praise and flatter him that rules;

My care for Zeus is nought, and less than nought:

Let Him act, let Him rule this little while,

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E'en as He will; for long He shall not rule

Over the Gods. But lo! I see at hand

The courier of the Gods, the minister

Of our new sovereign. Doubtless he has come

To bring me tidings of some new device.

Enter Hermes