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Bellerophon, of whom Sarpedon; Megaclite, the daughter of<br />

Macarius, of whom Thebe and Locrus; Niobe, the daughter of<br />

Phoronens, of whom Argus and Pelasgus; Olympias, the<br />

daughter of Neoptolemus, of whom Alexander; Pyrrha, the<br />

daughter of Prometheus, of whom Helmetheus; Protogenia<br />

and Pandora, daughters of Deucalion, of whom he begot Aethelius,<br />

and Dorus, and Melera, and Pandorus; Thaicrucia, the<br />

daughter of Proteus, of whom was born Nympheus; Salamis,<br />

the daughter of Asopus, of whom Saracon; Taygete, Electra,<br />

Maia, Plutide, daughters of Atlas, of whom respectively he begot<br />

Lacedaemon, Dardanus. Mercury, and Tantalus; Phthia, the<br />

daughter of Phoroneus, of whom be begot Achaeus; Chonia,<br />

the daughter of Aramnus, of whom he begot Lacon; Chalcea, a<br />

nymph, of whom was born Olympus; Charidia, a nymph, of<br />

whom Alcanus; Chloris, who was the wife of Ampycus, of<br />

whom Mopsus was born; Cotonia, the daughter of Lesbus, of<br />

whom Polymedes; Hippodamia, the daughter of Anicetus;<br />

Chrysogenia, the daughter of Peneus, of whom was born Thissaeus.<br />

Chapter XXII: Vile Transformation of Jupiter<br />

There are also innumerable adulteries of his of which no<br />

offspring was the result, which it were tedious to enumerate.<br />

But amongst those whom we have mentioned, he violated<br />

some being transformed, like a magician. In short, he seduced<br />

Antiope, the daughter of Nycteus, when turned into a satyr,<br />

and of her were born Amphion and Zethus; Alemene, when<br />

changed into her husband Amphitryon, and of her was born<br />

Hercules; Aegina, the daughter of Asopus, when changed into<br />

an eagle, of whom Aeacus was born. So also he defiled Ganymede,<br />

the son of Dardanus, being changed into an eagle; Manthea,<br />

the daughter of Phocus, when changed into a bear, of<br />

whom was born Arctos; Danae, the daughter of Acrisius, being<br />

changed into gold, of whom Perseus; Europa, the daughter of<br />

Phoenix, changed into a bull, of whom were born Minos, Rhadamanthus,<br />

and Sarpedon; Eurymedusa, the daughter of Achelaus,<br />

being changed into an ant, of whom Myrmidon; Thalia,

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