The time coincides therewith. Ion In that case, how came I hither? Xuthus That puzzles me. Ion After that long journey too? Xuthus That, too, perplexes me. Ion Didst thou in days gone by come to the Pythian rock? Xuthus Yes, to join in the mystic rites of Bacchus. Ion Didst thou lodge with one of the public hosts? Xuthus With one who at Delphi — Ion Initiated thee? or what is it thou sayest?