He is frequently represented under the form of an old man, armed with a scythe, to imply that he presided over the times and seasons. […] Consequently, Tithonus was burthened with all the infirmities of old age, while Aurora still flourished in full bloom. […] Oceanus was represented as an old man sitting upon the waves, holding a pike, and near him a sea monster of indescribable form. […] His figure was that of a dirty old man, pale and disfigured, covered with moss, and residing in the bowels of the earth. […] They represented him as an old man with a bald head, a flat nose, large ears, and every mark of intemperance.