Note 270 — ARRIAN ON COURSING.
William Dansey translation
Πειθοῖ. Suada or Suadela—the goddess of persuasion—nuptiarum conciliatrix. In the temple of Jupiter at Olympia, as described by Pausanias, Cupid is seen receiving Venus rising out of the sea, and the goddess Πειθὼ placing a crown on her head: and so in the Rape of Helen, she is the bearer of the bridal chaplet:
Coluthi R. H. vs. 28.
καὶ στέφος ἀσκήσασα γαμήλιον ἤλυθε Πειθὼ, τοξευτῆρος Ἔρωτος ἐλαφρίζουσα φαρέτρην.
Horace unites Suadela and Venus in the attractions of “the well-bemoney’d swain”—“benè-nummatum decorat Suadela Venusque.” AndEpod. L. i. Od. vi. Artemidorus says her appearance is ominous of good to all persons, and on all occasions;Oneirocrit. L. ii. c. 37. Πειθὼ δὲ καὶ Χάριτες, καὶ Ὧραι, καὶ Νύμφαι πρὸς πάντα καὶ πᾶσιν εἰσὶν ἀγαθαί.