A great battle took place, which shook heaven and earth. […] No offering was made in which Hestia had not her share. […] The best example which has been preserved is the Vesta Giustiniani, which belongs to the private collection of Prince Torlonia, of Rome. […] The music which he produced was the melody of the winds. […] Going on his way he came to a heath, in the midst of which a fierce flame surrounded a house in which the fair maiden, Brynhild, lay asleep.