Land, sea, and air were mixed up together; so that the earth was not solid, the sea was not fluid, nor the air transparent. […] Their homes were said to be “inaccessible by land or by sea.” […] Neptune let loose the waves of the sea, bidding them rise, overflow, and deluge the land. […] His clear notes floated over the sea, and allured a school of dolphins, which came and played about the ship. […] To hasten their meeting, she threw herself into the sea, and perished in the waves, close by his side.