At a royal banquet, Demos pressures his fiancée Lorde, the daughter of Poseidon, to give her dress to her maid Chloris, whom Lorde had been bullying with scissors. Demos threatens to cancel their engagement if she refuses. Lorde, however, reveals she has no desire to marry him and welcomes the end of their betrothal. Enraged by her defiance, Demos attempts to forcibly remove her dress. His aggression is suddenly interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Helios.