Precipitately, therefore, she raised the lid to have one little peep before he came in. […] One day he came down to earth to enjoy the society of a youth of mortal birth, named Hyacinthus. […] His clear notes floated over the sea, and allured a school of dolphins, which came and played about the ship. […] He had not gone very far, before he came to a wide meadow, where Apollo’s herds were at pasture. […] In vain she strove to escape; in vain the gods all gallantly came to her assistance.