plˈuːɾɑːɹk ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt ʃiː wʌz "θˈʌɹoʊli ɐkwˈeɪntᵻd wɪððə pˈiəɹɪədz ʌvðə fˈʊl mˈuːn wɛn ɪɾ ɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tʊ ɪklˈɪps, ænd, nˈoʊɪŋ bᵻfˈoːɹhænd ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðə mˈuːn wʌz dˈuː təbi ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪkən baɪ ðɪ ˈɜːθz ʃˈædoʊ, ɪmpˈoʊzd əpˌɑːn ðə wˈɪmɪn, ænd mˌeɪd ðˌɛm ˈɔːl bᵻlˈiːv ðæt ʃiː wʌz dɹˈɔːɪŋ dˌaʊn ðə mˈuːn."
Plutarch wrote that she was "thoroughly acquainted with the periods of the full moon when it is subject to eclipse, and, knowing beforehand the time when the moon was due to be overtaken by the earth's shadow, imposed upon the women, and made them all believe that she was drawing down the moon."