To replace her, the father of the gods was obliged to go in quest of another cup-bearer. […] To win Europa, the fair daughter of Agenor, for instance, he became a bull. […] To be thus outstripped, after all her proud boasts, was humiliating indeed. […] To hasten their meeting, she threw herself into the sea, and perished in the waves, close by his side. […] To punish the boy for his rudeness, Ceres flung the remainder of the gruel into his face, and changed him into a lizard.