（ll。370—383）Whenhesaidthis,wisePersephonewasfilledwithjoyandhastilysprangupforgladness。Butheonhispartsecretlygavehersweetpomegranateseedtoeat,takingcareforhimselfthatshemightnotremaincontinuallywithgrave,dark—
robedDemeter。ThenAidoneustheRulerofManyopenlygotreadyhisdeathlesshorsesbeneaththegoldenchariot。Andshemountedonthechariot,andthestrongSlayerofArgostookreinsandwhipinhisdearhandsanddroveforthfromthehall,thehorsesspeedingreadily。Swiftlytheytraversedtheirlongcourse,andneithertheseanorriver—watersnorgrassyglensnormountain—
peakscheckedthecareeroftheimmortalhorses,buttheyclavethedeepairabovethemastheywent。AndHermesbroughtthemtotheplacewhererich—crownedDemeterwasstayingandcheckedthembeforeherfragranttemple。
（ll。384—404）AndwhenDemetersawthem,sherushedforthasdoesaMaenaddownsomethick—woodedmountain,whilePersephoneontheotherside,whenshesawhermother\'ssweeteyes,leftthechariotandhorses,andleapeddowntoruntoher,andfallinguponherneck,embracedher。ButwhileDemeterwasstillholdingherdearchildinherarms,herheartsuddenlymisgaveherforsomesnare,sothatshefearedgreatlyandceasedfondlingherdaughterandaskedofheratonce:`Mychild,tellme,surelyyouhavenottastedanyfoodwhileyouwerebelow？Speakoutandhidenothing,butletusbothknow。Forifyouhavenot,youshallcomebackfromloathlyHadesandlivewithmeandyourfather,thedark—cloudedSonofCronosandbehonouredbyallthedeathlessgods;butifyouhavetastedfood,youmustgobackagainbeneaththesecretplacesoftheearth,theretodwellathirdpartoftheseasonseveryyear:yetforthetwopartsyoushallbewithmeandtheotherdeathlessgods。Butwhentheearthshallbloomwiththefragrantflowersofspringineverykind,thenfromtherealmofdarknessandgloomthoushaltcomeuponcemoretobeawonderforgodsandmortalmen。Andnowtellmehowheraptyouawaytotherealmofdarknessandgloom,andbywhattrickdidthestrongHostofManybeguileyou？\'
（ll。405—433）ThenbeautifulPersephoneansweredherthus: