The moisture and slime that were about them became flesh; the stony part became bones; the veins remained veins, retaining their name, only changing their use. Those thrown by the hand of the man became men, and those by the woman became women. […] Where before was water, it became a dry plain; and the mountains that lie beneath the waves lifted up their heads and became islands. […] Both became serpents. […] Theseus thus became king of Athens.