You must make her love him, and that will vex her father and mother, and they will scold and insult her for her perverseness, and she will be very unhappy. […] I should like to know if Pluto kept her, and how her mother bore the loss of her. […] When Itys was about a year old, Progne begged her husband to allow her to go to Athens, to see her aged father, and her sister. […] In a moment Progne recognised her abused sister, and throwing off her disguise, pressed her to her heart. […] Perseus tried to comfort her, told her he must leave her a moment, but he would return soon, and remove her in safety.