The dragon which kept the golden apples was the serpent that beguiled Eve. […] Most of them are probably as mythical as the songs with which they are accredited. […] I called them Myrmidons from the ant (myrmex), from which they sprang. […] Near by there stood an ancient grove which had never been profaned by the axe, in the midst of which was a cave, thick covered with the growth of bushes, its roof forming a low arch, from beneath which burst forth a fountain of purest water. […] The stars withdrew, marshalled by the Daystar, which last of all retired also.

She had one great favorite, a peacock, which was always with her. […] He turned to take the path which he thought the right one, and in so doing s passed by the tall oak tree in which Echo lived. […] Come, Cupid, give up the bow which rightfully belongs to me.” […] Then he flew off in a very bad humor, and tried to think of some way in which he could make Apollo feel which of them was the better marksman. […] Now it had almost reached the rock to which Andromeda was chained.