sentences:  Furthermore, comic poet Eupolis said that Peitho sat on the lips of Pericles for his persuasive skills.Persuasion was considered essential for the democratic state's success.Despite her connection to Aphrodite in Athens, Peitho was more commonly associated with Artemis in the Peloponnese, as the two goddesses either shared a temple at Argos or "Peitho" being used as an epithet for Artemis.