When the fatal day came, Alcestis, the wife of Admetus, devoted herself to death for her husband. […] When Troy was besieged, Memnon came with an army to aid the kindred of his father. […] When the hour of feasting came, they recovered from their wounds, and were whole as before. […] When they came, he threw the serpent into the deep ocean by which the earth is surrounded. […] All the gods were present, and even the Frost and Mountain Giants were touched with kindness and came to do him honor.