Therefore, she wandered into the country till she came to a rustic temple that stood on a hill. […] It is a beautiful country. […] He lived in a very hot country, where it never freezes; and so he did not believe that it was possible. […] He sent all the way to Thrace, to Tereus, the king of that country, and told him the distress of his people. […] This was the punishment the gods inflicted on the silly youth, who refused to enjoy the innocent pleasures which the young country girls offered him.