Dryope and her sister Lole were walking along the river bank. Dryope had her newborn daughter in her arms and she was breastfeeding. Dryope was wife to the former Andraemon. Dryope and her sister went to the river bank to gather garlands. As Dryope picked some "garlands", her sister close behind went to pick some of the same flowers and realized that the stems were bleeding where the old flowers had been. The plant was no other than the Nymph Lotus. Dryope, who was now rooted to the ground, realized what she had done. Only her arms were able to be moved. …
