Fragment#11——
ScholiastonHomer,Iliad,xxiv。624:
`Firstofalltheyroasted（piecesofmeat）,anddrewthemcarefullyoffthespits。\'
Fragment#12——
Chrysippus,Fragg。ii。254。11:
`Forhisspiritincreasedinhisdearbreast。\'
Fragment#13——
Chrysippus,Fragg。ii。254。15:
`Withsuchheartgrievingangerinherbreast。\'
Fragment#14——
Strabo,vii。p。327:
`HewenttoDodonaandtheoak—grove,thedwellingplaceofthePelasgi。\'
Fragment#15——
Anecd。Oxon（Cramer）,iii。p。318。not。:
`Withthepitilesssmokeofblackpitchandofcedar。\'
Fragment#16——
SchliastonApolloniusRhodius,Arg。i。757:
`Buthehimselfintheswellingtideoftherain—swollenriver。\'
Fragment#17——
StephanusofByzantium:
（Theriver）Parthenius,`Flowingassoftlyasadaintymaidengoes。\'
Fragment#18——
ScholiastonTheocritus,xi。75:
`Foolishthemanwholeaveswhathehas,andfollowsafterwhathehasnot。\'
Fragment#19——
Harpocration:
`Thedeedsoftheyoung,thecounselsofthemiddle—aged,andtheprayersoftheaged。\'
Fragment#20——
Porphyr,OnAbstinence,ii。18。p。134:
`Howsoeverthecitydoessacrifice,theancientcustomisbest。\'
Fragment#21——
ScholiastonNicander,Theriaca,452:
`Butyoushouldbegentletowardsyourfather。\'
Fragment#22——
Plato,Epist。xi。358:
`AndifIsaidthis,itwouldseemapoorthingandhardtounderstand。\'
Fragment#23——
Bacchylides,v。191—3:
ThusspaketheBoeotian,evenHesiod（2）,servantofthesweetMuses:`whomsoevertheimmortalshonour,thegoodreportofmortalsalsofollowethhim。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）Thisandthefollowingfragmentaremeanttobereadtogether。——DBK
（2）cp。Hesiod\"Theogony\"81ff。ButTheognis169,`Whomsothegodhonour,evenamaninclinedtoblamepraisethhim\',ismuchnearer。
DOUBTFULFRAGMENTS
Fragment#1——
Galen,deplac。Hipp。etPlat。i。266:
`AndthenitwasZeustookawaysensefromtheheartofAthamas。\'
Fragment#2——
ScholiastonHomer,Od。vii。104:
`Theygrindtheyellowgrainatthemill。\'
Fragment#3——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。ii。1:
`ThenfirstinDelosdidIandHomer,singersboth,raiseourstrain——stitchingsonginnewhymns——PhoebusApollowiththegoldensword,whomLetobare。\'
Fragment#4——
Julian,Misopogon,p。369:
`Butstarvationonahandfulisacruelthing。\'
Fragment#5——
ServiusonVergil,Aen。iv。484:
HesiodsaysthattheseHesperides……daughtersofNight,guardedthegoldenapplesbeyondOcean:`AegleandErytheaandox—eyedHesperethusa。\'（1）
Fragment#6——
Plato,Republic,iii。390E:
`Giftsmovethegods,giftsmoveworshipfulprinces。\'
Fragment#7——（2）
ClementofAlexandria,Strom。v。p。256:
`Ontheseventhdayagainthebrightlightofthesun……\'
Fragment#8——
Apollonius,Lex。Hom。:
`HebroughtpurewaterandmixeditwithOcean\'sstreams。\'
Fragment#9——
StephanusofByzantium:
`AspledonandClymenusandgod—likeAmphidocus。\'（sonsofOrchomenus）。
Fragment#10——
ScholiastonPindar,Nem。iii。64:
`TelemonneversatedwithbattlefirstbroughtlighttoourcomradesbyslayingblamelessMelanippe,destroyerofmen,ownsisterofthegolden—girdledqueen。\'
ENDNOTES:
（1）Cf。ScholiononClement,\"Protrept。\"i。p。302。
（2）Thislinemayoncehavebeenreadinthetextof\"WorksandDays\"afterl。771。
WORKSATTRIBUTEDTOHOMER
THEHOMERICHYMNS
I。TODIONYSUS（21lines）（1）
（（LACUNA））
（ll。1—9）Forsomesay,atDracanum;andsome,onwindyIcarus;
andsome,inNaxos,OHeaven—born,Insewn（2）;andothersbythedeep—eddyingriverAlpheusthatpregnantSemelebareyoutoZeusthethunder—lover。Andothersyet,lord,sayyouwereborninThebes;butalltheselie。TheFatherofmenandgodsgaveyoubirthremotefrommenandsecretlyfromwhite—armedHera。ThereisacertainNysa,amountainmosthighandrichlygrownwithwoods,faroffinPhoenice,nearthestreamsofAegyptus。
（（LACUNA））
（ll。10—12）`……andmenwilllayupforher（3）manyofferingsinhershrines。Andasthesethingsarethree（4）,soshallmortalseversacrificeperfecthecatombstoyouatyourfeastseachthreeyears。\'
（ll。13—16）TheSonofCronosspokeandnoddedwithhisdarkbrows。Andthedivinelocksofthekingflowedforwardfromhisimmortalhead,andhemadegreatOlympusreel。SospakewiseZeusandordaineditwithanod。
（ll。17—21）Befavourable,OInsewn,Inspireroffrenziedwomen！
wesingerssingofyouaswebeginandasweendastrain,andnoneforgettingyoumaycallholysongtomind。Andso,farewell,Dionysus,Insewn,withyourmotherSemelewhommencallThyone。
II。TODEMETER（495lines）
（ll。1—3）Ibegintosingofrich—hairedDemeter,awfulgoddess——ofherandhertrim—ankleddaughterwhomAidoneusraptaway,giventohimbyall—seeingZeustheloud—thunderer。
（ll。4—18）ApartfromDemeter,ladyofthegoldenswordandgloriousfruits,shewasplayingwiththedeep—bosomeddaughtersofOceanusandgatheringflowersoverasoftmeadow,rosesandcrocusesandbeautifulviolets,irisesalsoandhyacinthsandthenarcissus,whichEarthmadetogrowatthewillofZeusandtopleasetheHostofMany,tobeasnareforthebloom—likegirl——
amarvellous,radiantflower。Itwasathingofawewhetherfordeathlessgodsormortalmentosee:fromitsrootgrewahundredbloomsandissmelledmostsweetly,sothatallwideheavenaboveandthewholeearthandthesea\'ssaltswelllaughedforjoy。
Andthegirlwasamazedandreachedoutwithbothhandstotakethelovelytoy;butthewide—pathedearthyawnedthereintheplainofNysa,andthelord,HostofMany,withhisimmortalhorsessprangoutuponher——theSonofCronos,Hewhohasmanynames（5）。
（ll。19—32）Hecaughtherupreluctantonhisgoldencarandbareherawaylamenting。Thenshecriedoutshrillywithhervoice,callinguponherfather,theSonofCronos,whoismosthighandexcellent。Butnoone,eitherofthedeathlessgodsorofmortalmen,heardhervoice,noryettheolive—treesbearingrichfruit:
onlytender—heartedHecate,bright—coiffed,thedaughterofPersaeus,heardthegirlfromhercave,andthelordHelios,Hyperion\'sbrightson,asshecriedtoherfather,theSonofCronos。Buthewassittingaloof,apartfromthegods,inhistemplewheremanypray,andreceivingsweetofferingsfrommortalmen。Sohe,thatSonofCronos,ofmanynames,whoisRulerofManyandHostofMany,wasbearingherawaybyleaveofZeusonhisimmortalchariot——hisownbrother\'schildandallunwilling。
（ll。33—39）Andsolongasshe,thegoddess,yetbeheldearthandstarryheavenandthestrong—flowingseawherefishesshoal,andtheraysofthesun,andstillhopedtoseeherdearmotherandthetribesoftheeternalgods,solonghopecalmedhergreatheartforallhertrouble……
（（LACUNA））……andtheheightsofthemountainsandthedepthsofthesearangwithherimmortalvoice:andherqueenlymotherheardher。
（ll。40—53）Bitterpainseizedherheart,andsherentthecoveringuponherdivinehairwithherdearhands:herdarkcloakshecastdownfrombothhershouldersandsped,likeawild—bird,overthefirmlandandyieldingsea,seekingherchild。Butnoonewouldtellherthetruth,neithergodnormortalmen;andofthebirdsofomennonecamewithtruenewsforher。ThenforninedaysqueenlyDeowanderedovertheearthwithflamingtorchesinherhands,sogrievedthatshenevertastedambrosiaandthesweetdraughtofnectar,norsprinkledherbodywithwater。Butwhenthetenthenlighteningdawnhadcome,Hecate,withatorchinherhands,mether,andspoketoherandtoldhernews:
（ll。54—58）`QueenlyDemeter,bringerofseasonsandgiverofgoodgifts,whatgodofheavenorwhatmortalmanhasraptawayPersephoneandpiercedwithsorrowyourdearheart？ForIheardhervoice,yetsawnotwithmyeyeswhoitwas。ButItellyoutrulyandshortlyallIknow。\'
（ll。59—73）So,then,saidHecate。Andthedaughterofrich—
hairedRheaansweredhernot,butspedswiftlywithher,holdingflamingtorchesinherhands。SotheycametoHelios,whoiswatchmanofbothgodsandmen,andstoodinfrontofhishorses:
andthebrightgoddessenquiredofhim:`Helios,doyouatleastregardme,goddessasIam,ifeverbywordordeedofmineI
havecheeredyourheartandspirit。ThroughthefruitlessairI
heardthethrillingcryofmydaughterwhomIbare,sweetscionofmybodyandlovelyinform,asofoneseizedviolently;thoughwithmyeyesIsawnothing。Butyou——forwithyourbeamsyoulookdownfromthebrightupperairOveralltheearthandsea——
tellmetrulyofmydearchild,ifyouhaveseenheranywhere,whatgodormortalmanhasviolentlyseizedheragainstherwillandmine,andsomadeoff。\'
（ll。74—87）Sosaidshe。AndtheSonofHyperionansweredher:
`QueenDemeter,daughterofrich—hairedRhea,Iwilltellyouthetruth;forIgreatlyreverenceandpityyouinyourgriefforyourtrim—ankleddaughter。Noneotherofthedeathlessgodsistoblame,butonlycloud—gatheringZeuswhogavehertoHades,herfather\'sbrother,tobecalledhisbuxomwife。AndHadesseizedherandtookherloudlycryinginhischariotdowntohisrealmofmistandgloom。Yet,goddess,ceaseyourloudlamentandkeepnotvainangerunrelentingly:Aidoneus,theRulerofMany,isnounfittinghusbandamongthedeathlessgodsforyourchild,beingyourownbrotherandbornofthesamestock:also,forhonour,hehasthatthirdsharewhichhereceivedwhendivisionwasmadeatthefirst,andisappointedlordofthoseamongwhomhedwells。\'
（ll。88—89）Sohespake,andcalledtohishorses:andathischidingtheyquicklywhirledtheswiftchariotalong,likelong—
wingedbirds。
（ll。90—112）ButgriefyetmoreterribleandsavagecameintotheheartofDemeter,andthereaftershewassoangeredwiththedark—cloudedSonofCronosthatsheavoidedthegatheringofthegodsandhighOlympus,andwenttothetownsandrichfieldsofmen,disfiguringherformalongwhile。Andnooneofmenordeep—bosomedwomenknewherwhentheysawher,untilshecametothehouseofwiseCeleuswhothenwaslordoffragrantEleusis。
Vexedinherdearheart,shesatnearthewaysidebytheMaidenWell,fromwhichthewomenoftheplacewereusedtodrawwater,inashadyplaceoverwhichgrewanoliveshrub。Andshewaslikeanancientwomanwhoiscutofffromchildbearingandthegiftsofgarland—lovingAphrodite,likethenursesofking\'schildrenwhodealjustice,orlikethehouse—keepersintheirechoinghalls。TherethedaughtersofCeleus,sonofEleusis,sawher,astheywerecomingforeasy—drawnwater,tocarryitinpitchersofbronzetotheirdearfather\'shouse:fourweretheyandlikegoddessesinthefloweroftheirgirlhood,CallidiceandCleisidiceandlovelyDemoandCallithoewhowastheeldestofthemall。Theyknewhernot,——forthegodsarenoteasilydiscernedbymortals——butstandingnearbyherspokewingedwords:
（ll。113—117）`Oldmother,whenceandwhoareyouoffolkbornlongago？Whyareyougoneawayfromthecityanddonotdrawnearthehouses？Forthereintheshadyhallsarewomenofjustsuchageasyou,andothersyounger;andtheywouldwelcomeyoubothbywordandbydeed。\'
（ll。118—144）Thustheysaid。Andshe,thatqueenamonggoddessesansweredthemsaying:`Hail,dearchildren,whosoeveryouareofwoman—kind。Iwilltellyoumystory;foritisnotunseemlythatIshouldtellyoutrulywhatyouask。Dosoismyname,formystatelymothergaveitme。AndnowIamcomefromCreteoverthesea\'swideback,——notwillingly;butpiratesbroughtbethencebyforceofstrengthagainstmyliking。
AfterwardstheyputinwiththeirswiftcrafttoThoricus,andtherethewomenlandedontheshoreinfullthrongandthemenlikewise,andtheybegantomakereadyamealbythestern—cablesoftheship。Butmyheartcravednotpleasantfood,andIfledsecretlyacrossthedarkcountryandescapedbymasters,thattheyshouldnottakemeunpurchasedacrossthesea,theretowinapriceforme。AndsoIwanderedandamcomehere:andIknownotatallwhatlandthisisorwhatpeopleareinit。ButmayallthosewhodwellonOlympusgiveyouhusbandsandbirthofchildrenasparentsdesire,soyoutakepityonme,maidens,andshowmethisclearlythatImaylearn,dearchildren,tothehouseofwhatmanandwomanImaygo,toworkforthemcheerfullyatsuchtasksasbelongtoawomanofmyage。WellcouldInurseanewbornchild,holdinghiminmyarms,orkeephouse,orspreadmymasters\'bedinarecessofthewell—builtchamber,orteachthewomentheirwork。\'
（ll。145—146）Sosaidthegoddess。AndstraightwaytheunwedmaidenCallidice,goodliestinformofthedaughtersofCeleus,answeredherandsaid:
（ll。147—168）`Mother,whatthegodssendus,wemortalsbearperforce,althoughwesuffer;fortheyaremuchstrongerthanwe。
ButnowIwillteachyouclearly,tellingyouthenamesofmenwhohavegreatpowerandhonourhereandarechiefamongthepeople,guardingourcity\'scoifoftowersbytheirwisdomandtruejudgements:thereiswiseTriptolemusandDioclusandPolyxeinusandblamelessEumolpusandDolichusandourownbravefather。Allthesehavewiveswhomanageinthehouse,andnooneofthem,sosoonasshehasseenyou,woulddishonouryouandturnyoufromthehouse,buttheywillwelcomeyou;forindeedyouaregodlike。Butifyouwill,stayhere;andwewillgotoourfather\'shouseandtellMetaneira,ourdeep—bosomedmother,allthismatterfully,thatshemaybidyourathercometoourhomethansearchafterthehousesofothers。Shehasanonlyson,late—born,whoisbeingnursedinourwell—builthouse,achildofmanyprayersandwelcome:ifyoucouldbringhimupuntilhereachedthefullmeasureofyouth,anyoneofwomankindwhoshouldseeyouwouldstraightwayenvyyou,suchgiftswouldourmothergiveforhisupbringing。\'
（ll。169—183）Soshespake:andthegoddessbowedherheadinassent。Andtheyfilledtheirshiningvesselswithwaterandcarriedthemoffrejoicing。Quicklytheycametotheirfather\'sgreathouseandstraightwaytoldtheirmotheraccordingastheyhadheardandseen。Thenshebadethemgowithallspeedandinvitethestrangertocomeforameasurelesshire。Ashindsorheifersinspringtime,whensatedwithpasture,boundaboutameadow,sothey,holdingupthefoldsoftheirlovelygarments,darteddownthehollowpath,andtheirhairlikeacrocusflowerstreamedabouttheirshoulders。Andtheyfoundthegoodgoddessnearthewaysidewheretheyhadleftherbefore,andledhertothehouseoftheirdearfather。Andshewalkedbehind,distressedinherdearheart,withherheadveiledandwearingadarkcloakwhichwavedabouttheslenderfeetofthegoddess。
（ll。184—211）Soontheycametothehouseofheaven—nurturedCeleusandwentthroughtheporticotowheretheirqueenlymothersatbyapillaroftheclose—fittedroof,holdingherson,atenderscion,inherbosom。Andthegirlsrantoher。Butthegoddesswalkedtothethreshold:andherheadreachedtheroofandshefilledthedoorwaywithaheavenlyradiance。ThenaweandreverenceandpalefeartookholdofMetaneira,andsheroseupfromhercouchbeforeDemeter,andbadeherbeseated。ButDemeter,bringerofseasonsandgiverofperfectgifts,wouldnotsituponthebrightcouch,butstayedsilentwithlovelyeyescastdownuntilcarefulIambeplacedajointedseatforherandthrewoveritasilveryfleece。Thenshesatdownandheldherveilinherhandsbeforeherface。Alongtimeshesatuponthestool（6）withoutspeakingbecauseofhersorrow,andgreetednoonebywordorbysign,butrested,neversmiling,andtastingneitherfoodnordrink,becauseshepinedwithlongingforherdeep—bosomeddaughter,untilcarefulIambe——whopleasedhermoodsinaftertimealso——movedtheholyladywithmanyaquipandjesttosmileandlaughandcheerherheart。ThenMetaneirafilledacupwithsweetwineandofferedittoher;butsherefusedit,forshesaiditwasnotlawfulforhertodrinkredwine,butbadethemmixmealandwaterwithsoftmintandgivehertodrink。AndMetaneiramixedthedraughtandgaveittothegoddessasshebade。SothegreatqueenDeoreceivedittoobservethesacrament……（7）
（（LACUNA））
（ll。212—223）Andofthemall,well—girdedMetaneirafirstbegantospeak:`Hail,lady！ForIthinkyouarenotmeanlybutnoblyborn;trulydignityandgraceareconspicuousuponyoureyesasintheeyesofkingsthatdealjustice。Yetwemortalsbearperforcewhatthegodssendus,thoughwebegrieved;forayokeissetuponournecks。Butnow,sinceyouarecomehere,youshallhavewhatIcanbestow:andnursemethischildwhomthegodsgavemeinmyoldageandbeyondmyhope,asonmuchprayedfor。Ifyoushouldbringhimupuntilhereachthefullmeasureofyouth,anyoneofwomankindthatseesyouwillstraightwayenvyyou,sogreatrewardwouldIgiveforhisupbringing。\'
（ll。224—230）Thenrich—hairedDemeteransweredher:`Andtoyou,also,lady,allhail,andmaythegodsgiveyougood！GladlywillItaketheboytomybreast,asyoubidme,andwillnursehim。Never,Iween,throughanyheedlessnessofhisnurseshallwitchcrafthurthimnoryettheUndercutter（8）:forIknowacharmfarstrongerthantheWoodcutter,andIknowanexcellentsafeguardagainstwoefulwitchcraft。\'
（ll。231—247）Whenshehadsospoken,shetookthechildinherfragrantbosomwithherdivinehands:andhismotherwasgladinherheart。SothegoddessnursedinthepalaceDemophoon,wiseCeleus\'goodlysonwhomwell—girdedMetaneirabare。Andthechildgrewlikesomeimmortalbeing,notfedwithfoodnornourishedatthebreast:forbydayrich—crownedDemeterwouldanointhimwithambrosiaasifheweretheoffspringofagodandbreathesweetlyuponhimassheheldhiminherbosom。Butatnightshewouldhidehimlikeabrandintheheardofthefire,unknowntohisdearparents。Anditwroughtgreatwonderinthesethathegrewbeyondhisage;forhewaslikethegodsfacetoface。Andshewouldhavemadehimdeathlessandunageing,hadnotwell—girdedMetaneirainherheedlessnesskeptwatchbynightfromhersweet—smellingchamberandspied。Butshewailedandsmotehertwohips,becauseshefearedforhersonandwasgreatlydistraughtinherheart;soshelamentedandutteredwingedwords:
（ll。248—249）`Demophoon,myson,thestrangewomanburiesyoudeepinfireandworksgriefandbittersorrowforme。\'
（ll。250—255）Thusshespoke,mourning。Andthebrightgoddess,lovely—crownedDemeter,heardher,andwaswrothwithher。SowithherdivinehandsshesnatchedfromthefirethedearsonwhomMetaneirahadbornunhoped—forinthepalace,andcasthimfromhertotheground;forshewasterriblyangryinherheart。
Forthwithshesaidtowell—girdedMetaneira:
（ll。256—274）`Witlessareyoumortalsanddulltoforeseeyourlot,whetherofgoodorevil,thatcomesuponyou。Fornowinyourheedlessnessyouhavewroughtfollypasthealing;for——bewitnesstheoathofthegods,therelentlesswaterofStyx——I
wouldhavemadeyourdearsondeathlessandunagingallhisdaysandwouldhavebestowedonhimeverlastinghonour,butnowhecaninnowayescapedeathandthefates。Yetshallunfailinghonouralwaysrestuponhim,becausehelayuponmykneesandsleptinmyarms。But,astheyearsmoveroundandwhenheisinhisprime,thesonsoftheEleusiniansshalleverwagewaranddreadstrifewithoneanothercontinually。Lo！IamthatDemeterwhohasshareofhonourandisthegreatesthelpandcauseofjoytotheundyinggodsandmortalmen。Butnow,letallthepeoplebuildbeagreattempleandanaltarbelowitandbeneaththecityanditssheerwalluponarisinghillockaboveCallichorus。
AndImyselfwillteachmyrites,thathereafteryoumayreverentlyperformthemandsowinthefavourofmyheart。\'
（ll。275—281）Whenshehadsosaid,thegoddesschangedherstatureandherlooks,thrustingoldageawayfromher:beautyspreadroundaboutherandalovelyfragrancewaswaftedfromhersweet—smellingrobes,andfromthedivinebodyofthegoddessalightshoneafar,whilegoldentressesspreaddownoverhershoulders,sothatthestronghousewasfilledwithbrightnessaswithlightning。Andsoshewentoutfromthepalace。
（ll。281—291）AndstraightwayMetaneira\'skneeswereloosedandsheremainedspeechlessforalongwhileanddidnotremembertotakeupherlate—bornsonfromtheground。Buthissistersheardhispitifulwailingandsprangdownfromtheirwell—spreadbeds:
oneofthemtookupthechildinherarmsandlaidhiminherbosom,whileanotherrevivedthefire,andathirdrushedwithsoftfeettobringtheirmotherfromherfragrantchamber。Andtheygatheredaboutthestrugglingchildandwashedhim,embracinghimlovingly;buthewasnotcomforted,becausenursesandhandmaidsmuchlessskilfulwereholdinghimnow。
（ll。292—300）Allnightlongtheysoughttoappeasethegloriousgoddess,quakingwithfear。But,assoonasdawnbegantoshow,theytoldpowerfulCeleusallthingswithoutfail,asthelovely—
crownedgoddessDemeterchargedthem。SoCeleuscalledthecountlesspeopletoanassemblyandbadethemmakeagoodlytempleforrich—hairedDemeterandanaltarupontherisinghillock。Andtheyobeyedhimrightspeedilyandharkenedtohisvoice,doingashecommanded。Asforthechild,hegrewlikeanimmortalbeing。
（ll。301—320）Nowwhentheyhadfinishedbuildingandhaddrawnbackfromtheirtoil,theywenteverymantohishouse。Butgolden—hairedDemetersatthereapartfromalltheblessedgodsandstayed,wastingwithyearningforherdeep—bosomeddaughter。
Thenshecausedamostdreadfulandcruelyearformankindovertheall—nourishingearth:thegroundwouldnotmaketheseedsprout,forrich—crownedDemeterkeptithid。Inthefieldstheoxendrewmanyacurvedploughinvain,andmuchwhitebarleywascastuponthelandwithoutavail。SoshewouldhavedestroyedthewholeraceofmanwithcruelfamineandhaverobbedthemwhodwellonOlympusoftheirgloriousrightofgiftsandsacrifices,hadnotZeusperceivedandmarkedthisinhisheart。Firsthesentgolden—wingedIristocallrich—hairedDemeter,lovelyinform。Sohecommanded。Andsheobeyedthedark—cloudedSonofCronos,andspedwithswiftfeetacrossthespacebetween。ShecametothestrongholdoffragrantEleusis,andtherefindingdark—cloakedDemeterinhertemple,spaketoherandutteredwingedwords:
（ll。321—323）`Demeter,fatherZeus,whosewisdomiseverlasting,callsyoutocomejointhetribesoftheeternalgods:cometherefore,andletnotthemessageIbringfromZeuspassunobeyed。\'
（ll。324—333）ThussaidIrisimploringher。ButDemeter\'sheartwasnotmoved。Thenagainthefathersentforthalltheblessedandeternalgodsbesides:andtheycame,oneaftertheother,andkeptcallingherandofferingmanyverybeautifulgiftsandwhateverrightshemightbepleasedtochooseamongthedeathlessgods。Yetnoonewasabletopersuadehermindandwill,sowrathwassheinherheart;butshestubbornlyrejectedalltheirwords:forshevowedthatshewouldneversetfootonfragrantOlympusnorletfruitspringoutoftheground,untilshebeheldwithhereyesherownfair—faceddaughter。
（ll。334—346）Nowwhenall—seeingZeustheloud—thundererheardthis,hesenttheSlayerofArguswhosewandisofgoldtoErebus,sothathavingwonoverHadeswithsoftwords,hemightleadforthchastePersephonetothelightfromthemistygloomtojointhegods,andthathermothermightseeherwithhereyesandceasefromheranger。AndHermesobeyed,andleavingthehouseofOlympus,straightwaysprangdownwithspeedtothehiddenplacesoftheearth。AndhefoundthelordHadesinhishouseseateduponacouch,andhisshymatewithhim,muchreluctant,becausesheyearnedforhermother。Butshewasafaroff,broodingonherfelldesignbecauseofthedeedsoftheblessedgods。AndthestrongSlayerofArgusdrewnearandsaid:
（ll。347—356）`Dark—hairedHades,ruleroverthedeparted,fatherZeusbidsmebringnoblePersephoneforthfromErebusuntothegods,thathermothermayseeherwithhereyesandceasefromherdreadangerwiththeimmortals;fornowsheplansanawfuldeed,todestroytheweaklytribesofearthbornmenbykeepingseedhiddenbeneaththeearth,andsoshemakesanendofthehonoursoftheundyinggods。Forshekeepsfearfulangeranddoesnotconsortwiththegods,butsitsaloofinherfragranttemple,dwellingintherockyholdofEleusis。\'
（ll。357—359）Sohesaid。AndAidoneus,ruleroverthedead,smiledgrimlyandobeyedthebehestofZeustheking。ForhestraightwayurgedwisePersephone,saying:
（ll。360—369）`Gonow,Persephone,toyourdark—robedmother,go,andfeelkindlyinyourhearttowardsme:benotsoexceedinglycastdown;forIshallbenounfittinghusbandforyouamongthedeathlessgods,thatamownbrothertofatherZeus。Andwhileyouarehere,youshallruleallthatlivesandmovesandshallhavethegreatestrightsamongthedeathlessgods:thosewhodefraudyouanddonotappeaseyourpowerwithofferings,reverentlyperformingritesandpayingfitgifts,shallbepunishedforevermore。\'