A picture of courage would be a figure of a bold man; this picture would make a person of a virtue; it would be a personification. […] In vain would men, in vain would gods essay. […] King of Troy, from a sea monster, which would have devoured her. […] Theseus also said he would take advice of wise men in Athens, and they would make laws to govern all the people. […] It was believed that the good gods, Orosmades and Mithras, would finally defeat Arimanius, that wars and vices would cease, and that all mankind would become good and happy.