She sent a gadfly to torment Io, who fled over the whole world from its pursuit. […] Finally,” he continued, “look round the world and choose whatever you will of what earth or sea contains most precious — ask it and fear no refusal. […] Then Phaëton beheld the world on fire, and felt the heat intolerable. […] Ceres sought her daughter all the world over. […] The last exploit we shall record was bringing Cerberus from the lower world.

Æolus is represented as having the power of holding the winds confined in a cavern, and occasionally giving them liberty to blow over the world. […] Cha′os [Chaos] allegorically represented the confused mass of matter supposed to have existed before the creation of the world, and out of which the world was formed. […] A name of Jupiter, from Olympia, where the god had a splendid temple, which was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the world. […] Its magnificence induced Pliny to give it rank among the wonders of the world. […] Juno offered him power, Pallas wisdom, and Venus promised him the most beautiful woman in the world.