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The Gods whose names are sunrise and delight For him who loves the leafy ways of song,— The Gods of Hellas have escaped the night To walk above the stars, a royal throng,— Zeus and Poseidon and the Boy most bright, The twain to whom the sceptred shades belong, Majestical Princesses famed in fight, And Aphrodite sweet to charm the strong: And younger Gods than these That peep among the trees, And dance when Dionysus beats his gong: And old disastrous Gods That nod with snaky nods,— Allecto swift to strike with dripping throng: Itself the dull profound of Hell