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SCENE.
The grove of Daphne outside Antioch.
Forecourt of Apollo's Temple. Cypress and Cedar trees of the Daphne Wood seen to the left, above the wall. The colonnade and steps of the Temple to the right. A wall surrounds the court with a large grille at the extreme left. About midway in the wall a niche holds a statue of the Ephesian Artemis, before which are flowers and a burning taper. The shadow of the great image of the God Apollo is thrown across the stage from within the Temple and slowly lessens as the scene goes on.
Libanius, Themistius, Damis, Lysis, and Opora are seated on the steps of the Temple.
As the hymn ends Asclepiades passes slowly between the columns down the steps.
