But wert thou born of any other god unto this violence, long ere this hadst thou been lower than the sons of Heaven.” […] So, having resisted as long as he might, Phœbus at last led the way to where stood the lofty chariot. […] But her secret could not long be hidden from the company of Olympus. […] Her two elder sisters had long been married to princes; but Psyche’s beauty failed to awaken love. […] For a long time, she did not see her husband.