A son of Jupiter God of the winds and tempests; which he was supposed to retain in a vast cave, or to set at liberty, at his own will, or at the command of his father. […] The poets say that he was born at Malea. […] The temple of Diana, at Ephesus, a work of astonishing magnificence. […] The worship of this deity was introduced at Rome, A.  […] In battle he slaughtered thousands at a blow.

« Ut si Æacus aut Minos diceret : Oderint dum metuant ; aut : Natis sepulcro ipse est parens, indecorum videretur, quod eos fuisse justos accepimus : at, Atreo dicente, plausus excitantur : est enim digna persona oratio. » — Cic., De Off.