Placed before him was a book in which futurity was written out. […] But he shut the box again, and prevented Hope from flying out. […] He represents Gænymede, pouring out the nectar to Jupiter and the other gods. […] His name was repeated on every side; and it was given out, that he was going to pass the lake. […] He is fabled to have sprung out of a crow’s egg, under the form of a serpent.