No sooner was this done, than he precipitated himself into the sea. […] This story seems more consistent than the former. […] But the subtlety of the hero proved more than a match for the giant’s strength. […] One of her maids had betrayed her, and the suitors were now more clamorous than ever. […] It is probable that they emigrated from Iran* (Persia) earlier than 1500 b.

From them it appears that the Bacchus of the Greeks was no other than the famous Osiris, conqueror of India. […] Eolus possessing penetration and foresight superior to his contemporaries, by frequently foretelling the approach of storms, seemed to them to be something more than mortal. […] Some assert that he was a king more ancient than either of them; while others say that he was Misraim, son of Ham. […] The wisest sages deemed it more expedient to conceal their better knowledge from all, excepting a few select disciples, than to shake the common faith, and disturb the public religion. […] Some writers have supposed that Saturn was no other than Nimrod, that mighty hunter before the Lord, who first usurped arbitrary power over his brethren of mankind.