All those thrown by Deucalion were immediately changed into men, while those cast by Pyrrha became women. […] A rough bark rapidly enclosed her quivering limbs, while her trembling hands were filled with leaves. […] Armed with a handful of poppies, Mercury approached Argus, and offered to while away the time by telling him tales. […] He had dared offer an insult to Juno and in punishment was chained like Prometheus, while a vulture feasted on his liver. […] Ariadne, for such was the girl’s name, had been forsaken there by her lover, Theseus, who had sailed away while she slept.