 After a night of partying, the Chorus wakes Thespis from a drunken sleep.When Thalie and Momus arrive, they seek Thespis' help in planning the presentation of an entertainment in which they will recreate a long-ago attempt by Jupiter to cure his wife, Juno, of her jealousy.Initially left out of the planning, a furious Cupid arrives on the scene and proclaims that it will be impossible to stage the event without him