Near him were the venerable images of Isis, and Osiris, the most ancient deities of Egypt, and the parents of Harpocrates. […] were these gods whom they worshipped nothing but images of wood and stone? […] Then he plunged into the water, but the image disappeared, and he emerged disappointed and despairing. […] Images of Atlas are made in the form of a man bearing the earth upon his shoulders. […] Yes; marble and plaster images of them.