Tereus had become tired of Progne, and when he saw Philomela, he preferred her; though he could not have her for a wife while her sister lived. […] Did he call it Athens? […] He thought he saw a beautiful water-nymph — the most lovely image he had ever seen — and he longed to dive into the water, and take it by the hand. […] That he was not very prudent to hide himself where the Menades held their orgies; but though he was imprudent, he was otherwise a good man. […] After he had killed the Python, he was sometimes called Pythias.