She asked if she was prepared to follow her instructions, and, I imagine, received a ready assent. Later, Philoneos happened to have a sacrifice to perform to Zeus Ctesius Zeus as a god of the household. Hence the sacrifice takes place at Philoneus’ private residence. in Peiraeus, while my father was on the point of leaving for Naxos . So Philoneos thought that it would be an excellent idea to make one journey of it by seeing my father as far as Peiraeus, offering the sacrifice, and entertaining his friend.