There he was condemned to build the walls of Troy for Laomedon, king of that city, who, in return, promised a handsome compensation. […] As a last resort he sent heralds to publish far and wide that the king would give a great reward to any man who would dare attack and succeed in slaying the monster. […] The city was stormed and taken, the king slain, and his wife and children carried to Greece as captives. […] O shell-borne king sublime! […] The second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, built a beautiful temple, and instituted various religious ceremonies, in honour of Vesta.