In vain the bereaved mother besought the life of one little one: the selfish, hardhearted father would not relent. […] To replace her, the father of the gods was obliged to go in quest of another cup-bearer. […] Her father had answered her prayer by changing her into a laurel tree. […] In this condition, Bacchus led him passive to Olympus, made him release the Queen of Heaven, and urged him to embrace his father and crave forgiveness. […] Neptune is also said to be the father of the giants Otus and Ephialtes, of Neleus Pelias, and Polyphemus.