“’NowisHathorcomebacktoKhem，nowisHathorcomebacktoKhem，and，asofold，nonemaydrawnearherbeauty！’ThenIwenttosee，andlo！beforetheTempleofHathoragreatmultitudewasgathered，andthereonthepylonbrowstoodtheHathor’sselfshiningwithchangefulbeautyliketheDawn。Andasofoldshesangsweetsongs，and，toeachmanwhoheard，hervoicewasthevoiceofhisownbeloved，livingandlosttohim，ordeadandlost。NoweverymanhassuchagraveinhisheartasthatwhenceHathorseemstoriseinchangefulbeauty。Monthbymonthshesingsthus，onedayineverymonth，andmanyamanhassoughttowinherandherfavour，butinthedoorwaysaretheywhomeethimandpresshimback；andifhestillstruggleson，therecomesaclangofswordsandhefallsdead，butnowoundisfoundonhim。And，Wanderer，thisistruth，forImyselfhavestrivenandhavebeenpressedbackbythatwhichguardsher。ButI
aloneofmenwhohavelookedonherandheardher，strovenotasecondtime，andsosavedmyselfalive。“
“ThoualoneofmenlovestlifemorethantheWorld’sDesire！“saidtheQueen。“ThouhasteversickenedfortheloveofthisstrangeWitch，butthylifethoulovestevenbetterthanherbeauty，andthoudostnotdareattemptagaintheadventureofherembrace。Know，Eperitus，thatthissorrowiscomeupontheland，thatallmenloveyonderwitchandraveofher，andtoeachshewearsadifferentfaceandsingsinanothervoice。Whenshestandsuponthepylontower，thenthouwiltseethemadnesswithwhichshehassmittenthem。Fortheywillweepandprayandteartheirhair。Thentheywillrushthroughthetemplecourtsanduptothetempledoors，andbethrustbackagainbythatwhichguardsher。Butsomewillyetstrivemadlyon，andthouwiltheartheclashofarmsandtheywillfalldeadbeforethee。Accursedistheland，Itellthee，Wanderer；becauseofthatPhantomitisaccursed。ForitisshewhobringsthesewoesonKhem；fromher，notfromourslavesandtheirmadconjurers，comeplagues，Isay，andallevilthings。Andtillamanbefoundwhomaypassherguard，andcomefacetofacewiththewitchandslayher，plaguesandwoesandevilthingsshallbethedailybreadofKhem。Perchance，Wanderer，thouartsuchaman，“andshelookedonhimstrangely。“Yetifso，thisismycounsel，thatthougonotupagainsther，lestthoualsobebewitched，andagreatmanbelosttous。“
NowtheWandererturnedthematteroverinhisheartandmadeanswer:
“Perchance，Lady，mystrengthandthefavouroftheGodsmightservemeinsuchaquest。Butmethinksthatthiswomanismeeterforwordsofloveandthekissesofmenthantobeslainwiththesharpsword，if，indeed，shebenotofthenumberoftheimmortals。“