(He is crushed beneath the ruins.)
Pluto. "It is thy fault, Amphytrionad;—wherefore didst thou descend into my empire?
"The vulture that gnaws the entrails of Tityus lifted its head;—the lips of Tantalus were moistened;—the wheel of Ixion stopped.
"Meanwhile the Kæres extended their claws to snatch back the escaping ghosts; the Furies tore the serpents of their locks; and Cerberus fettered by thee with a chain, sounded the death rattle in his throat, and foamed at all his three mouths.
"Thou didst leave the gate ajar; others have come. The daylight of men has entered into Tartarus!"
(He sinks into the darkness.)
Neptune. "My trident can no longer call up the tempests. The monsters that terrified of old, lie rotting at the bottom of the sea.
"Amphitrite whose white feet tripped lightly over the foam, the green Nereids seen afar off in the horizon, the scaly Sirens who stopped the passing vessels to tell stories, and the ancient Tritons mightily blowing upon their shells, all have passed away. All is desolate and dead; the gaiety of the great Sea is no more!"
(He vanishes beneath the azure.)
Diana (clad in black and surrounded by her dogs, which have been changed into wolves).