Then she lighted a great torch from the fires of a volcano, and went wandering among the fields, looking for her child. […] Be content to reign as queen of your art among women, but do not compare yourself with the gods. […] This was an old custom among the people of long ago. […] Then he gave a deep sigh, and his breath among the reeds made a soft, murmuring sound, like music. […] It carried the image aloft to the top of the high mountain overlooking Thebes, and placed it there among the other rocks.