Eutostea, the third princess of Thebes, is visited by the mysterious guest calling himself the God Apollo in bed. In pitch-black darkness, only an outline of him said, “I have come to share a one-night love with you. Once the night passes, you will not remember me, nor shall we meet ever again.” Soon, the three princesses band together to reveal his face while he is sleeping. But the candlewax melts off the tip of the candle in Eutostea’s hand and falls on the god’s shoulder. Apollo wakes, grabs the second princess, declaring, “Princess of Thebes, admire to your heart’s content. ‘Tis the face of the mere shell you sought so dearly.”

Then a muse immediately prepared another table with drinks and snacks. While Eutostea worried about herself being drunk, she kept on drinking the warmed-up wine. As Dionysus, who persistently asked her to have some liquor, disappeared, ironically, she looked for wine and continued drinking it more of her own free will. She had a bit of bread, salad with yogurt dressing, and a basket full of grapes to satisfy her hunger. 


It was a sunny day, but since the altar was located in a perfect spot, the shade of a tree blocked the sunlight like an awning. Eutostea rested her elbow on the ground and lay down so as not to be hard on her painful shoulder. The warmth seemed to melt down her fatigue, which she had forgotten from the influence of wine. Yawning, her eyes softly closed.  	


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