From what has been stated, however, the young student will gain an idea of the meaning of the word “myth,” which may be termed a story whose origin can never be known with certainty. […] As he got older he was set by his master Eurystheus what were thought to be twelve impossible tasks which have long been known as the “Twelve Labors of Hercules.” […] His father killed him, and served him up to be eaten at a feast given to the gods, who, when they found out what the father of Pelops had done, restored the son to life, and he afterward became the husband of Hippodamia. […] This was done directly, and the entrails of the victim taken out and carefully examined by the Haruspices to find out what was prognosticated. […] “To show what pious wisdom’s power can do, The poet sets Ulysses in our view.”