The priests were distinguished by their raiment of pure white linen, and their bonnets of gold tissue. […] To present the gods in their Olympian abode, and exhibit a sketch of their life and occupations, are the objects of the present chapter. […] Eôs, Helios, and Selene rose every day out of the Ocean-stream, and drove in their chariots through the air, shedding their cheering beams abroad. […] The four first we shall place here : the two last, as wives of Zeus, will find their more appropriate situation along with their children. […] They told their hosts that it was their intention to destroy the godless town, and desired them to leave their house and ascend the adjacent hill.