Adonis, whom Aphrodite tenderly loved, was killed by a wild boar while hunting. […] The Scythians in Tauris likewise had a goddess whom they propitiated with human sacrifices. […] There arose a band of armed men, at whom Cadmus flung stones. […] Thus equipped with these, he flew to the abode of the Gorgons, whom he found asleep. […] This was the abode of a famous Sibyl, whom Helenus had directed Æneas to consult.