[44] λυει may also be interpreted, with the Scholiast, in the sense of λυσιτελει, "the grief delights me." The translation given in the text is proposed by Porson, and approved of by Elmsley.
[45] Elmsley has
μενε και γηρας.
"Stay yet for old age." So also Dindorf.
HIPPOLYTUS.
PERSONS REPRESENTED.
VENUS.