Realizing that the animal could have been sacred and that his act might have incited the unabating wrath of the gods, Cadmus prayed to recompense his error.

卡德摩斯意识到，这只动物可能是神圣的，他的行为可能激起了众神的愤怒，于是他祈祷能够弥补自己的错误。