Alpheus is also the god of erotic pastoral poetry, it turns out, and this god is literally gone underground during the terrifying appearance of Saint Peter.

阿尔甫斯也是描写爱欲的诗歌之神，从诗句上来看，这位神灵在圣彼得面前,悄无声息的隐匿了踪影。

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We didn't know the god was there, and we didn't know he was underground until Milton tells us that he's coming up now.

我们不知道这位神在那儿，直到弥尔顿告诉我们，直到弥尔顿告诉我们我们才知道他隐匿在字里行间,才知道他会出现。

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