 Rose, on the contrary, insisted that the "Epoptides" had nothing to do with initiates.Elizabeth Rawson held with "Initiated Women"; the Loeb Classical Library offers "Lady Initiates"; Nicholas Horsfall is satisfied with "The Watchers".Köves-Zulauf maintains that the "epoptides" of the title represent the Stoic conception of female "daimones" who are guardians of humanity, such as the Hours ("Horae") and the Graces ("Charites").