A goddess of subtle thoughts, she is honoured in mysteries solemn.
Semi-Chor. B. Yea, as associates too with that their mother belovèd,
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Are fair Desire and Suasion,[[269]] whose pleading no man can gainsay,
Yea, to sweet Concord too Aphrodite's power is entrusted,
[*]And the whispering paths of the Loves.
Antistrophe II
Semi-Chor. A. Yet am I sore afraid of the ship that chases us wanderers,
Of terrible sorrows, and wars that are bloody and hateful;
[*]Why else have they had fair gale for this their eager pursuing?