Accompanied by their mother, Telephassa, they immediately set out on their journey, inquiring of all they met if they had seen their sister. […] In deep perplexity he left the temple, and, from force of habit, journeyed on, patiently questioning all he met. […] One day, in the dense shade of the forest, he met a group of Diana’s nymphs, the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas. […] When she arrived, she found her beloved Adonis cold in death, and her passionate caresses met with no response. […] He had not gone very far, however, before he met two beautiful women, who immediately entered into conversation with him, and drew from him a confession that he was in search of adventures.