Besides, these stories relate to times before the commandment was given at all? […] When were the commandments given? […] The commandments were given to Moses fourteen and a half centuries before the birth of Christ. […] All was given so readily and kindly, that the welcome was better than the feast. […] So he used the shield, which Minerva had given him, as a mirror, and in that he beheld her.

One of the hounds had caught sight of his antlers and had given the cry; and the next minute, the whole pack of eager creatures was at his back. […] Ah, how bitterly she regretted the vanity that had led to all the trouble, and how she hated that beautiful face of hers which had formerly given her so much pleasure! […] The lots were balls, some white and some black; and the fourteen unlucky ones who drew the black balls went away with King Minos, and were given to the Minotaur for food. […] Not only was this refused, but harsh words were given in answer to the simple request. […] But the mixture Circe had given Glaucus was most horrible, for it bred monsters.