And, gods no more then men thou doest esteeme[627]:
For, euen the gods to thee, as men to gods do seeme.
Then weigh, O soueraigne goddesse, by what right xvi
These gods do claime the worlds whole souerainty;
And that is onely dew vnto thy[628] might
Arrogate to themselues ambitiously:
As for the gods owne principality,
Which Ioue vsurpes vniustly; that to be
My heritage, Ioue’s self cannot deny,
From my great Grandsire Titan, vnto mee,