121. And what next? Let them teach chastity, and bring forward the subject of temperance: and see! the convincing argument is ready for them in him that turned himself into all manner of things for the sake of women. Jupiter, and the Phrygian Boy, and the Eagle ravisher most dear, in order that the gods might feast most pleasantly, being served with wine by Jove's own favourite: also Hercules, the child of three nights, labouring amongst the fifty daughters of Thestias in a single night, and performing this as his thirteenth Labour; although not counted, I know not wherefore, in the list. Let Mars bridle anger; Bacchus, drunkenness; Diana, inhospitality; Deceit, their own "Oblique" giver of oracles: or immoderate Laughter, the deity that limps, whilst the gods are amused, and steadies himself upon his two spider-legs: Gluttony, Jupiter running along with the "blameless" Venus to a splendid banquet, and followed by the rest of the deities; and the "Bull-eater" that robbed the ploughman, and swallowed up his ox, and got his title and honour from this feat; as well as all the others that ran after the fumes of burnt-offerings and libations.

ΡΚΒʹ. Τί ἔτι; Σωφροσύνην διδασκέτωσαν, ἐγκράτειαν εἰσηγείσθωσαν: καὶ ὁ πείθων ἐγγὺς, πάντα γινόμενος διὰ τὰς γυναῖκας, ὁ Ζεὺς, καὶ Φρυξὶ μειρακίσκοις ἀετὸς ἐραστὴς ὁ φίλτατος (ἵν' ὡς ἥδιστα συμποσιάζοιεν οἱ θεοὶ, τοῖς Διὸς οἰνοχοούμενοι παιδικοῖς): καὶ ταῖς πεντήκοντα Θεστίου θυγατράσιν ἐναθλεύων Ἡρακλῆς ἐν μιᾷ νυκτὶ ὁ Τριέσπερος, καὶ τρισκαιδέκατον ἆθλον τοῦτον ἐπιτελέσας, οὐκ οἶδ' ὅπως τοῖς ἄλλοις γε οὐ συναριθμούμενον. Ἐπικοπτέτω τὸν θυμὸν Ἄρης, μέθην Διόνυσος, μισοξενίαν Ἄρτεμις, ἀπάτην ὁ λοξίας αὐτῶν χρησμολόγος, γέλωτος ἀμετρίαν ὁ καταχωλεύων θεὸς, τῶν θεῶν λυπουμένων, καὶ ἀραιαῖς ταῖς κνήμαις ἐπιῤῥωννύμενος: γαστριμαργίαν ὁ Ζεὺς ἐπὶ δαῖτα λιπαρὰν τρέχων μετ' ἀμύμονας Αἰθιοπῆας σὺν τοῖς λοιποῖς δαίμοσιν: ὁ Βουθοίνας, τὸν γεωργὸν τυραννήσας, καὶ τὸν ἀρότην βοῦν λαφύξας, καὶ τὴν κλῆσιν λαβὼν ἐκ τῆς πράξεως, καὶ πάντες ταῖς κνίσσαις καὶ ταῖς λοιβαῖς ἐπιτρέχοντες.