Plutus

What shall I say of such a bearing? He seems as ruler known to me.

Plutus, the god of wealth, is he.

He hither comes in proud attire.

Much doth the emperor him desire.

Of thee the what and how declare to me.

I am Profusion, I am, Posey, The poet I, whose perfect crown is sent When he his own best goods hath freely spent, Yet rich in mine unmeasured pelf.

Like Plutus I esteem myself.

I prank and cheer his festal show And whatsoe'er he lacks bestow.

But when the bright goddess had taught them all, they went to Olympus to the gathering of the other gods, and there they dwell beside Zeus, who delights in thunder, awful and reverend goddesses.

Right blessed is he among men on earth whom they freely love, Soon they do send Plutus as guest to his great house, Plutus who gives wealth to mortal men.

And now, queen of the land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky Antron, lady, giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons, queen Deo, be gracious, you and your daughter all beauteous Persephone, and for my song grant me heart-cheering substance.

And now, I will remember you, and another song also.

What shall I say of such a bearing? He seems as ruler known to me.

Plutus, the god of wealth, is he.

He hither comes in proud attire.

Much doth the emperor him desire.

Of thee the what and how declare to me.

I am profusion, I am poesy, The poet I, whose perfect crown Is sent when he his own best goods Hath freely spent, yet rich in mine Unmeasured pelf.

Like Plutus I esteem myself.

I prank and cheer his festal show, And whatsoe'er he lacks bestow.

Thus he commanded, and the goddess did not disobey the message of Zeus.

swiftly she rushed down from the peaks of olympus and came to the plain of rarus rich fertile corn-land once but then in nowise fruitful for it lay idle and utterly leafless because the white grain was hidden by design of trim-ankled demeter but afterwards as spring-time waxed it was soon to be waving with long ears of corn and its rich furrows to be loaded with grain upon the ground while others would already be bound in sheaves there first she landed from the fruitless upper air and glad were the goddesses to see each other and cheered in heart then bright coiffed rea said to demeter come my daughter for far-seeing zeus the loud thunderer calls you to join the families of the gods and has promised to give you what rights you please among the deathless gods and has agreed that for a third part of the circling year your daughter shall go down to darkness and gloom but for the two parts shall be with you and the other deathless gods so has he declared it shall be and has bowed his head in token but come my child obey and be not too angry unrelentingly with the dark-clouded son of cronos but rather increase forthwith for men the fruit that gives them life so spake rhea and rich crowned demeter did not refuse but straightway made fruit to spring up from the rich lands so that the whole wide earth was laden with leaves and flowers then she went and to the kings who deal justice tryptolemus and diocles the horse-driver and to doughty eulpus and calias leader of the people she showed the conduct of her rites and taught them all her mysteries to triptolemus and polyxenus and diocles also awful mysteries which no one may in any way transgress or pry into or utter for deep awe of the gods checks the voice happy is he among men upon earth who has seen these mysteries but he who is uninitiate and who has no part in them never has lot of like good things once he is dead down in the darkness and gloom but when the bright goddess had taught them all they went to olympus to the gathering of the other gods and there they dwell beside zeus who delights in thunder awful and reverend goddesses right blessed is he among men on earth whom they freely love Soon they do send Plutus as guest to his great house, Plutus who gives wealth to mortal men.

And now, queen of the land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky Antron, lady, giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons, queen Deo, be gracious, you and your daughter, all beauteous Persephone, and for my song grant me heart-cheering substance.

And now I will remember you, And another song also.

But when the bright goddess had taught them all, they went to Olympus to the gathering of the other gods, and there they dwell beside Zeus who delights in thunder, awful and reverend goddesses.

Right blessed is he among men on earth whom they freely love, Soon they do send Plutus as guest to his great house, Plutus who gives wealth to mortal men.

And now, queen of the land of sweet Eleusis and sea-girt Paros and rocky Antron, lady, giver of good gifts, bringer of seasons, queen Deo, be gracious, you and your daughter all beauteous Persephone, and for my song grant me heart-cheerin' substance.

And now I will remember you, And another song also.