Cephalus was a hunter, who fell in love with and married one of Diana’s nymphs, Procris. […] He first wooed Minerva, who, having sworn never to marry, contemptuously dismissed his suit. […] His principal votaries were the seamen and horse trainers, who often bespoke his aid. […] He is commonly reputed to have married Aurora, or Eos, who gave him six sons: i.e. […] During one of these excursions he carried off Orithyia, who always fled at his approach.