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?