Near him were the venerable images of Isis, and Osiris, the most ancient deities of Egypt, and the parents of Harpocrates. […] Jupiter stood beside his ancient host and hostess, as they gazed at this wonderful change of objects. […] Her ancient benefactor was not forgotten. […] When we say this gem or statue is from the antique, we commonly mean something left by ancient Greeks or Romans, and preserved to the present time. […] Upon ancient medals, and in prints, may be seen figures of venerable men, sometimes pouring water from an urn, or reclined by some running stream: these represent rivers, and are sometimes the Peneus, the Alpheus, or the Nile.

A Web and a Spider In an ancient city of Greece, there lived a young girl named Arachne, whose parents had once been very poor and humble. […] The Artisan’s Wonderful Wings In ancient Athens there once lived a man named Daedalus, who was highly honored by all the people of the city. […] Among the ancient people, this was a sign that the god or goddess appealed to had heard the prayer, and would speedily grant it.