... lines 503, not only are the people happy and the food plentiful, but also music was played which was so great that not even 'Orpheus, ne of Thebes Amphioun' had made such a melody. Here we see the references to Greek Mythology and Religion. In line 507 we even see the mention of 'Joab' the nephew of David, who seems content in the wedding ceremony. Up to lines 517 we see mention of various Greek Mythological characters who seemed amazed and happy with the wedding, such as 'Ymeneus, that God of weddyng' who had never seen a married man so merry in his lifetime. The mood of the wedding and January seem to be the central focus point in these lines and no mention of May has occurred yet. In lines 520-525 their marriage is compared to that of Mercury's and it says how 'To smal is bothe thy penen, ...

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