 The party is interrupted by Propoetides (the daughters of Propoetus from the city of Amathus on the island of Cyprus), who are jealous of the presence of Venus; they abhor religion and deny the divinity of the goddess.The goddess descends to punish them by way of petrification; "woe to those who despise the pleasures over which she presides".Through her son Amour, she promises happiness and prosperity to those who revere her.