In the one there were marriages and feastings, and by the light of the blazing torches they were leading the brides from their bowers through the city, and loud rose the bridal song.
ἐν τῇ μέν ῥα γάμοι τ' ἔσαν εἰλαπίναι τε , νύμφας δ' ἐκ θαλάμων δαΐδων ὕπο λαμπομενάων ἠγίνεον ἀνὰ ἄστυ , πολὺς δ' ὑμέναιος ὀρώρει ·
ἐν ὁ μέν ἄρα γάμος τε εἰμί εἰλαπίνη τε , νύμφη δέ ἐκ θάλαμος δαίς1 ὑπό λάμπω ἀγινέω ἀνά ἄστυ , πολύς δέ ὑμέναιος ὄρνυμι ·