The God, upon this, tied his opponent to a tree, and punished him as had been agreed. […] But his curiosity proved fatal; he was descried by the Bacchanals, who rushed upon him. […] The stream, fearing the power of the God, returned her to earth upon a bank of flowers. […] In one hand she holds a spear, and in the other, a shield, with the dying head of Medusa upon it. […] But then to think upon the hearts that grieve.