Because Laomedon refused to pay for the work, Poseidon favored the Greeks in the Trojan war. […] Swine were sacrificed because they injure the fruits of the earth. […] She was called Hippea*, because she taught mankind to manage the horse. […] Tongues of animals were offered to him because the tongue is the organ of speech. […] Goats were sacrificed to him because they were destructive to vineyards.