Pandora had repeatedly fancied that sounds like whispers issued from the box. […] When completed, Pygmalion gave it the name of Galatea, and, deeming it too beautiful to remain inanimate; he besought Venus to give it life, stating that he wished a wife just like it. […] This, like most other myths, admits of a natural explanation. […] He had dared offer an insult to Juno and in punishment was chained like Prometheus, while a vulture feasted on his liver. […] Semele, like many another fair lady, enjoyed having her own way, and would not be denied.