THE RITES OF ELEUSIS
Exeunt OMNES ext. SOL.
This ends in eomflete a’arh—
ness.
Silence.
There is aflash oflight, and the stage
is shewn
empty.
Only a glimmer remains.
New
SCORPIO-APOPHIS steals
071 to the stage,
01,175/?!ןטשקa
low secret melody)“
The red lights ina/ease.
She
uncovers and embmees the corpse.
Then covers it
again, goes to the throne, and instals herself therean.
The green light dawns andglows brighterandbrighter,
as the red light dwindles ana’goes out]
SCORPIO-APOPHIS. 7777777.
[The PROBATIONERS and other 5/?!שלפשenter, ereet.
SCORPIO-APOPHIS. Children, array yourselves before me,
and worship at my feet.
ARIES. Our Lord is slain.
And who art thou that hast
assumed His Throne?
LEO. Our Lord is slain.
And who art thou that hast
assumed His Throne?
SCORPIO-APOPHIS. I am the Mother of the Gods and the
Sister of Time and the Daughter of Space.
I am Nature that
holdeth sway when the effort of man is exhausted.
.
.
.
.
,
. Brother Leo,
I
am the goddess that cometh forth
riding upon the Lion.
Behold
!
I strike thee with my wand,
and inspire thee.
I command thee to declare me unto the multitude.
LEO.
Lo ! in the interstellar space of night
Clothed with deep darkness, the majestic spaces
Abidethe dawn of deity and light,
Vibrate before the passionless pale faces
* Canzonetta: D’Ambrosio.
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