Additional girl, in love try eager, prayed the wedding-god to rush
Philostratus more youthful, Imagines 10 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd An effective.D.) : “Perform some white of the torches, together with matrimony hymn (hymenaios), the fresh voice of your flutes plus the twanging of the lyre together with rhythmical motion of your performers appeal your attract? The truth is in addition to the women apparent from vestibules because they marvel and all of but scream to own happiness. This will be a wedding, my personal boy, the first event of bridal party, plus the bridegrooms is actually providing the brides.” [N.B. The marriage-hymn (hymenaios) isn’t personified right here, but the passing demonstrates its put within the marriage service.]