but sits aloof in her fragrant temple, dwelling in the rocky hold of Eleusis .” 
 So he said. And Aidoneus, ruler over the dead, smiled grimly and
 obeyed the behest of Zeus the king. For he straightway urged wise Persephone, saying: “Go now, Persephone, to your dark-robed mother, go, and feel kindly in your heart
 towards me: be not so exceedingly cast down; for I shall be no unfitting husband for you
 among the deathless gods, that am own brother to father Zeus. And while you are here, you shall rule all that lives and moves and shall have the greatest rights among
 the deathless gods: those who defraud you and do not appease your power with offerings,
 reverently performing rites and paying fit gifts, shall be punished for evermore.” When he said this, wise Persephone was filled with joy and hastily sprang up for
 gladness. But he on his part secretly gave her sweet pomegranate seed to eat, taking care
 for himself that she might not remain continually with grave, dark-robed Demeter. Then
 Aidoneus the Ruler of Many openly got ready his deathless horses beneath the golden chariot. And she mounted on the chariot, and the strong
 Slayer of Argus took reins and whip in his dear hands and drove forth from the hall, the
 horses speeding readily. Swiftly they traversed their long course, and neither the sea nor river-waters nor
 grassy glens nor mountain-peaks checked the career of the immortal horses, but they clave
 the deep air above them as they went. And Hermes brought them to the place where
 rich-crowned Demeter was staying and checked them before her fragrant temple. And when Demeter saw them, she rushed forth as does a
 Maenad down some thick-wooded mountain, while Persephone on the other side, when she saw her
 mother's sweet eyes, left the chariot and horses, and leaped down to run to her, and falling
 upon her neck, embraced her. But while Demeter was still holding her dear child in her arms, her heart suddenly
 misgave her for some snare, so that she feared greatly and ceased fondling her daughter and
 asked of her at once: “My child, tell me, surely you have not tasted any food while you were
 below? Speak out and hide nothing, but let us both know. For if you have not, you shall come back from loathly Hades and live with me and
 your father, the dark-clouded Son of Cronos and be honored by all the deathless gods;
 but if you have tasted food, you must go back again
 beneath the secret places of the earth, there to dwell a third part of the seasons every
 year: yet for the two parts you shall be with me and the other deathless gods. But when
 the earth shall bloom with the fragrant flowers of spring in every kind, then from the realm
 of darkness and gloom thou shalt come up once more to be a wonder for gods and mortal men. And now tell me how he rapt you away to the realm of darkness and gloom, and by
 what trick did the strong Host of Many beguile you?” Then beautiful Persephone answered her thus: “Mother, I will tell you all without
 error. When luck-bringing Hermes came, swift messenger from my father the Son of Cronos and
 the other Sons of Heaven, bidding me come back from Erebus that you might see me with your
 eyes and so cease from your anger and fearful wrath against the gods, I sprang up at
 once for joy; but he secretly put in my mouth sweet food, a pomegranate seed, and forced me
 to taste against my will. Also I will tell how he rapt me away by the deep plan of my father the Son of Cronos and carried me off beneath the depths of the earth,
 and will relate the whole matter as you ask. All we were playing in a lovely meadow,
 Leucippe The list of names is taken —with five additions
 —from Hesiod, Theogony 349 ff. : for their
 general significance see note on that passage. and Phaeno and Electra and Ianthe,
 Melita also and Iache with Rhodea and Callirhoe and Melobosis and Tyche and Ocyrhoe, fair as a flower, Chryseis, Ianeira, Acaste
 and Admete and Rhodope and Pluto and charming
 Calypso; Styx too was there and Urania and lovely Galaxaura with Pallas who rouses battles
 and Artemis delighting in arrows: