Their homes were said to be “inaccessible by land or by sea.” […] During many centuries, therefore, Hope continued to be revered, although the other divinities had ceased to be worshipped. […] But, they reasoned, the god’s oracles can seldom be accepted in a literal sense; and Deucalion, after due thought, explained to Pyrrha what he conceived to be the meaning of this mysterious command. […] To be thus outstripped, after all her proud boasts, was humiliating indeed. […] These fair maidens needed but to be seen to be passionately loved, and Orion’s heart burned as he sought to approach them; but they were very coy, and, as he drew near and addressed them, turned and fled.

From what has been stated, however, the young student will gain an idea of the meaning of the word “myth,” which may be termed a story whose origin can never be known with certainty. […] When he grew up to be a man he married Psyche. […] A Roman divinity, invoked by the husbandman that the harvest might be plentiful. […] The Egyptian Jupiter, and generally considered to be the same as Osiris. […] The river has to be crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.