_Semi-Chor. A_. Not that our kindly strain does slight to Kypris
immortal;
For she, together with Hera, as nearest to Zeus is mighty,
A goddess of subtle thoughts, she is honoured in mysteries solemn.
_Semi-Chor. B_. Yea, as associates too with that their mother
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Are fair Desire and Suasion,[269] whose pleading no man can gainsay,
Yea, to sweet Concord too Aphrodite's power is entrusted,
*And the whispering paths of the Loves.