We have observed above, that man loves to bestow his own form upon his gods, as being the noblest that he can conceive. […] All the dwellings of the gods upon Olympos were of brass (χάλκος), the metal which was in the greatest abundance in Greece. […] She sped all through Arcadia, till with the approach of evening she felt her strength to fail, and saw that her pursuer was close upon her. […] People crowded from all parts to gaze upon her charms, altars were erected to her, and she was worshiped as a second Venus. […] The abandoned Psyche attempted to drown herself in the neighbouring stream ; but, fearing Love, it cast her upon a bank of flowers, where she was found and consoled by the god Pan.