They sought the thickest shades of the wood, and revolved the oracle in their minds. […] He thought best, therefore, to make a voyage to Carlos in Ionia, to consult the oracle of Apollo. […] “Call to mind,” they said, “the Pythian oracle that declared you destined to marry a direful and tremendous monster. […] To appease the deities, Cepheus was directed by the oracle to expose his daughter Andromeda to be devoured by the monster. […] Terrified by this oracle, she fled the society of men, and devoted herself to the sports of the chase.