Armed with his trusty sword, he finally went down to the spring to discover the cause of their delay, and found that they had all been devoured by a huge dragon, which lived in the hollow. […] At the self-same moment Diana turned to ascertain the cause of the rustle which had caught her practised ear, and met the admiring gaze of the astonished young hunter. […] Laomedon’s failure to pay his just debts was the primary cause of the enmity which Apollo and Neptune displayed towards the Trojans during their famous war with the Greeks. […] By one word he could stir up or calm the wildest storm, and cause the billows to roar with fury or subside into peaceful ripples. […] This conduct grieved Neptune so sorely, that he sent a dolphin to plead his cause, and persuade the fair nymph to share his throne.