Cybele is always represented with the dignified and matronly air which distinguishes Juno and Ceres. […] As Jason was about to rush upon the sorceress, she rose in the air in a flying chariot, and escaped to Athens. […] As there seemed no other means of escape, he resolved on attempting a flight through the air. […] He had sandals which sustained him equally in the air, and upon the water. […] The rarest flowers filled the air with perfume, and the melody of birds was heard in every grove.