But the stories here narrated are no longer believed by any one. […] Truth and right prevailed, though not enforced by law, nor was there any in authority to threaten or to punish. […] It is said that, mindful of their origin, they neither avoid the presence of man, nor do they injure any one. […] She no longer took any interest in her favorite resorts, — Paphos, and Cnidos, and Amathus, rich in metals. […] At any rate, with such a prayer, he threw incens