ThegoldenbeesaresilentonthethymyHymettus；andtheknellinghornofAurora’slovenomoreshallscatterawaythecoldtwilightonthetopofHymettus。Theforegroundofoursubjectisagrassysunburntbank，brokenintoswellsandhollowslikewaves（asortofland-breakers），renderedmoreunevenbymanyfoot-trippingrootsandstumpsoftreesstockeduntimelybytheaxe，whichareagainthrowingoutlight-greenshoots。Thisbankrisesrathersuddenlyontherighttoaclusteringgrove，penetrabletonostar，attheentranceofwhichsitsthestunnedThessalianking，holdingbetweenhiskneesthativory-brightbodywhichwas，butaninstantagone，partingtheroughboughswithhersmoothforehead，andtreadingalikeonthornsandflowerswithjealousy-stungfoot-nowhelpless，heavy，voidofallmotion，savewhenthebreezeliftsherthickhairinmockery。
Frombetweentheclosely-neighbouredbolesastonishednymphspressforwardwithloudcries-
Anddeerskin-vestedsatyrs，crownedwithivytwists，advance；
Andputstrangepityintheirhornedcountenance。
Laelapsliesbeneath，andshowsbyhispantingtherapidpaceofdeath。Ontheothersideofthegroup，VirtuousLovewith’vansdejected’holdsforththearrowtoanapproachingtroopofsylvanpeople，fauns，rams，goats，satyrs，andsatyr-mothers，pressingtheirchildrentighterwiththeirfearfulhands，whohurryalongfromtheleftinasunkenpathbetweentheforegroundandarockywall，onwhoselowestridgeabrook-guardianpoursfromherurnhergrief-tellingwaters。AboveandmoreremotethantheEphidryad，anotherfemale，rendingherlocks，appearsamongthevine-festoonedpillarsofanunshorngrove。Thecentreofthepictureisfilledbyshadymeadows，sinkingdowntoariver-mouth；beyondis’thevaststrengthoftheoceanstream，’fromwhosefloortheextinguisherofstars，rosyAurora，drivesfuriouslyupherbrine-