Blind, helpless, and alone, he now wandered from place to place, hoping to find some one capable of restoring his sight. […] It seemed to him that the nymph was about to emerge from her hiding place to reconnoitre. […] On another occasion, Silenus, after a great carousal, lost his way in the forest, and helplessly wandered from place to place in search of his companions, until he finally came to the court of Midas, King of Lydia. […] As time passed, and still Proserpina did not appear, Ceres’ heart beat fast with apprehension, and the tears coursed down her cheeks as she rushed about from place to place, calling her daughter. […] His favourite place of abode was in the Hyperborean Mountains, from whence he sallied forth on wild raids.