The bow of Apollo was bound with laurel in memory of Daphne, whom he loved. […] She was usually attended by her winged son Cupid, of whom much is to be told. […] It was Io, whom Jupiter, when he became aware of the approach of his wife, had changed into that form. […] He, to whom no labor was too arduous, resolved to attempt her rescue. […] He is a monster whom neither gods nor men can resist.”