When they appeared before him, they began to court his favor with promises. […] Warned by this danger, they rowed silently until they reached the open sea. […] When they had passed many ages in this blissful abode they returned to earth, but before doing so, they drank of the river Lethe, that they might forget the happiness they had enjoyed. […] Here they found the oracle of Trophonius, and the aid they sought. […] What do they say?