5.3
[1] Sēnsit Psȳchē dīvīnae Prōvidentiae beātitūdinem, monitūsque vōcis informis audiēns et prius somnō et mox lavācrō fatīgātiōnem suī dīluit, [2] vīsōque statim proximō sēmirotundō suggestū, propter īnstrūmentum cēnātōrium rata refectuī suō commodum libēns accumbit. [3] Et īlicō vīnī nectareī edūliumque variōrum fercula cōpiōsa nūllō servīente sed tantum spīritū quōdam impulsa subministrantur. [4] Nec quemquam tamen illa vidēre poterat, sed verba tantum audiēbat excidentia et sōlās vōcēs famulās habēbat. [5] Post opīmās dapēs quīdam introcēssit et cantāvit invīsus et alius citharam pulsāvit, quae vidēbātur nec ipsa. Tunc modulātae multitūdinis cōnserta vox aurēs eius affertur, ut, quamvīs hominum nēmō pārēret, chorus tamen esse patēret.
Psyche is served by invisible servants.
citharam: A cithara was a guitar or lute-like instrument with seven strings and a flat back and was often played by professional musicians (see example under Media). It was usually associated with Apollo, who was also credited with inventing it.
tantum (adv): only (L&S s.v. tantus II B)
beātitūdō, -inis f.: blessedness, good fortune
monītus, -ūs m.: an admonition
informis, -e: unformed, shapeless
fatīgātiō, -ōnis f.: fatigue
dīluō, -ere, -uī, -ūtus: to refresh, wash away
semirotundus, -a, -um: semicirculuar (a word attested only in Apuleius)
suggēstus, -us m.: raised platform, podium
cēnātōrius, -ā, -um: pertaining to dining
refēctus, –ūs m.: refreshment
accumbō, -ere, -cubuī, -cubitus: to lie down, recline at table
edūlīs, -e: edible
ferculum, -ī n.: here, a tray
impellō, -ere, -pepulī, -pulsus: to drive forward (L&S sv. impello, IB)
subministrō, -āre: to supply, furnish
famulus, -a, -um: serving, (like a) servant
opīmus, -a, -um: fat, rich
daps, dapis f.: banquet, feast
intrōcēdō, -ere, -cessī, -cessus: to go into (invented by Apuleius)
īnvīsus, -ā, -um: here, “unseen”
modulor, -arī: to measure rhythmically
cōnserō, -sere, -sēruī, -sertus: to connect, join
Kithara Player. Attic Red Figure attributed to the Brygos Painter ca. 490 BC – 470 BC (Boston, Museum of Fine Arts)