Besides these more important ones, they had others, such as Chaos; which did not belong to any particular class, and which were not the object of any faith. […] They did not even sing Pæans in honour of Apollo, or observe any of the solemnities usual at other sacrifices. […] In vain did Jupiter, when pressed by Semele, implore her not to ask him to assume that form, which was too much for mortal eye to bear. […] This ‌marriage did not prevent the goddess of love from gratifying her inclinations, and her conduct frequently tended to cast dishonour on her husband. […] This, however, did not seem equivalent to the empire of heaven and earth, which Jupiter had claimed; he therefore conspired with the other gods to dethrone his brother.