And even should fortune take one half of them from me, still would I be greater than Latona. […] Me, and me only, should you worship, for I am greater than Latona.” […] The king was undecided as to what he should do; but at length it was agreed that Hercules and the river god should show their strength by wrestling together, and that the victor should marry the king’s daughter. […] So he pitched his tents outside the walls, to wait there until the gates should be opened. […] Why should you not slay the monster and escape to-night with all your companions?”