⟨CLV Iovis filii⟩
Liber ex Proserpina quem Titanes carpserunt, Hercules ex Alcumena, Liber ex Semele Cadmi et Harmoniae ⟨filia⟩, Castor et Pollux ex Leda Thestii filia, Argus ex Niobe Phoronei filia, Epaphus ex Io Inachi filia, Perseus ex Danae Acrisii filia, Zethus et Amphion ex Antiopa Nyctei filia, Minos Sarpedon et Rhadamanthus ex Europa Agenoris filia, Hellen ex Pyrrha Epimethei filia, Aethlios ex Protegenia Deucalionis filia, Dardanus ex Electra Atlantis filia, Lacedaemon ex Taygete Atlantis filia, Tantalus ex Plutone Himantis filia, Aeacus ex Aegina Asopi filia, Aegipan ex capra, †Boëtis Arcada ex Callisto Lycaonis filia, Pirithous ex Dia Deionei filia.
155. Sons of Zeus
Dionysus by Persephone, whom the Titans tore apart; Heracles by Alcmene; Dionysus by Semele, ⟨daughter⟩ of Cadmus and Harmonia; Castor and Pollux by Leda, daughter of Thestius; Argus by Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus; Epaphus by Io, daughter of Inachus; Perseus by Danae, daughter of Acrisius; Zethus and Amphion by Antiope, daughter of Nycteus; Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthus by Europa, daughter of Agenor; Hellen by Pyrrha, daughter of Epimetheus; Aethlius by Protogeneia, daughter of Deucalion; Dardanus by Electra, daughter of Atlas; Lacedaemon by Taygete, daughter of Atlas; Tantalus by Pluto, daughter of Himas; Aeacus by Aegina, daughter of Asopus; Aegipan by a she-goat; †Boëtis; Arcas by Callisto, daughter of Lycaon; Pirithous by Dia, daughter of Deioneus.
⟨CLVI Solis filii⟩
[Circe ex Perseide Oceani filia Pasiphae, ex Clymene Oceani filia Phaet⟨h⟩on Lampetie Aegle Phoebe * *].
156. Children of the Sun
[Circe and Pasiphae by Perseis, daughter of Oceanus; by Clymene, daughter of Oceanus, Phaethon, Lampetie, Aegle, Phoebe * *].
⟨CLVII Neptuni filii⟩
Boeotus et Hellen ex Antiopa Aeoli filia, Agenor et Bel⟨us ex Libye Epaphi filia. Bel⟩lerophon ex Eurymede Nysi filia, Leucon ex Themisto Hypsei filia, ⟨Hy⟩rieus ex Alcyone Atlantis filia, Abas ex Arethusa Nerei filia, †Ephoceus ex Alcyone Atlantis filia, [Belus] Actor, Dictys ex Agamede Augiae filia, †Euadne ex Lena Leucippi filia, Megareus ex Oenope Epopei filia, Cycnus ex Calyce Hecatonis filia, Periclymenus, ⟨Eurypylus⟩ et Ancaeus ex Astypalaea Phoenicis filia. Neleus et Pelias ex Tyro Salmonei filia. [Euphemus et] Lycus [et Nycteus] ex Celaeno †Ergei filia. †Peleus Arprites. Ancaeus ⟨ex Althaea Thestii filia. Eu⟩molpus ex Chione Aquilonis filia. ⟨Nauplius ex⟩ Amymone ⟨Danai filia⟩ [item Cyclops] Euphemus ⟨ex Europa Tityi filia.⟩ Amycus ex Melie ⟨Oceani filia.⟩ Busiris ⟨ex Libye Epaphi⟩ filia.
157. Sons of Poseidon
Boeotus and Hellen by Antiope, daughter of Aeolus; Agenor and Bel⟨us by Libya, daughter of Epaphus; Bel⟩lerophon by Eurymede, daughter of Nisus; Leucon by Themisto, daughter of Hypseus; ⟨Hy⟩rieus by Alcyone, daughter of Atlas; Abas by Arethusa, daughter of Nereus; †Ephoceus by Alcyone, daughter of Atlas; [Belus,] Actor; Dictys by Agamede, daughter of Augeas; †Euadne by Lena, daughter of Leucippus; Megareus by Oenope, daughter of Epopeus; Cycnus by Calyce, daughter of Hecaton; Periclymenus; ⟨Eurypylus⟩ and Ancaeus by Astypalaea, daughter of Phoenix. Neleus and Pelias by Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus. [Euphemus and] Lycus [and Nycteus] by Celaeno, daughter of †Ergeus. †Peleus Arprites. Ancaeus ⟨by Althaea, daughter of Thestius. Eu⟩molpus by Chione, daughter of Boreas (Aquilo). ⟨Nauplius by⟩ Amymone ⟨daughter of Danaus⟩ [likewise Cyclops], Euphemus ⟨by Europa, daughter of Tityus.⟩ Amycus by Melie ⟨daughter of Oceanus.⟩ Busiris ⟨by Libya, daughter of Epaphus⟩ .
⟨CLVIII Vulcani filii⟩
Palaemon †Cecrops Erichthonius Corynetes Cercyon Philottus Spinther.
158. Sons of Hephaestus
Palaemon, †Cecrops, Erichthonius, Corynetes, Cercyon, Philottus, Spinther.
⟨CLVIIII Martis filii⟩
Oenomaus ex Sterope. [Harmonia ex Venere]. † ex Leodoce; Lycus, Diomedes Thrax, Ascalaphus Ialmenus Cycnus Dryas.
159. Sons of Ares
Oenomaus by Sterope. [Harmonia by Aphrodite.] † by Leodoce: Lycus; Diomedes the Thracian; Ascalaphus, Ialmenus; Cycnus; Dryas.
⟨CLX Mercurii filii⟩
Priapus. Echion ex Antianira et Eurytus. Cephalus ex Creusa Erechthei filia. †Eurestus Aptale. Libys ex Libye †Palamedis filia.
160. Sons of Hermes
Priapus. Echion by Antianira, and Eurytus. Cephalus by Creusa, daughter of Erechtheus. †Eurestus; Aptale. Libys by Libya, daughter of †Palamedes.
⟨CLXI Apollinis filii⟩
Delphus * * Asclepius ex Coronide Phlegyae filia. †Eurypides ex Cleobula. †Ilius ex Urea Neptuni filia. Agreus ex Euboea Macarei filia. Philammon ex Leuconoe Luciferi filia. Lycoreus ex ⟨Corycia⟩ nympha. Linus ex Urania musa. Aristaeus ex Cyrene Penei filia.
161. Sons of Apollo
Delphus * * ; Asclepius by Coronis, daughter of Phlegyas; †Eurypides by Cleobula; †Ilius by Urea, daughter of Poseidon; Agreus by Euboea, daughter of Macareus; Philammon by Leuconoe, daughter of Lucifer; Lycoreus by the nymph ⟨Corycia⟩; Linus by the Muse Urania; Aristaeus by Cyrene, daughter of Peneus.
⟨CLXII Herculis filii⟩
Hyllus ex Deianira. Tlepolemus ex Astyoche. †Leucites. Telephus ex Auge Alei filia. Leucippus. Ther⟨i⟩omachus Creontiades †Archelous ⟨Di⟩opithes Deicoon. Euhenus. †Lidus et duodecim Thespiadae, quos ex Thespii regis filiabus procreavit.
162. Sons of Heracles
Hyllus by Deianira. Tlepolemus by Astyoche. †Leucites. Telephus by Auge, daughter of Aleus. Leucippus. Ther⟨i⟩omachus, Creontiades, †Archelous, ⟨Di⟩opithes, Deicoon. Euhenus. †Lidus; and the twelve Thespiadae, whom he fathered by the daughters of King Thespius.
⟨CLXIII Amazones⟩
Ocyale Dioxippe Iphinome Xanthe Hippothoe Otrere Antiope Laomache Glauce Agaue Theseis Hippolyte Clymene Polydora Penthesilea.
163. The Amazons
Ocyale, Dioxippe, Iphinome, Xanthe, Hippothoe, Otrere, Antiope, Laomache, Glauce, Agaue, Theseis, Hippolyte, Clymene, Polydora, Penthesilea.
⟨CLXIIII Athenae⟩
Inter Neptunum et Minervam cum esset certatio, qui primus oppidum in terra Attica conderet, Iovem iudicem sumpserunt. Minerva quod primum in ea terra oleam sevit, quae adhuc dicitur stare, secundum eam iudicatum est. at Neptunus iratus in eam terram mare coepit irrigare velle; quod Mercurius Iovis iussu id ne faceret prohibuit. itaque Minerva ex suo nomine oppidum Athenas condidit, quod oppidum in terris dicitur primum esse constitutum.
164. Athena and Poseidon
When there was a contest between Poseidon and Athena as to which of them should be the first to found a city in the land of Attica, they chose Zeus as judge. Because Athena had been the first to plant an olive tree in that land, which is said to be standing still, judgement was given in her favour. Poseidon, angry, began to want to flood that land with the sea, but Hermes, on the orders of Zeus, prevented him from doing so. So Athena founded the city of Athens, named after herself, and this city is said to have been the first founded on earth.
CLXV Marsyas
Minerva tibias dicitur prima ex osse cervino fecisse et ad epulum deorum cantatum venisse. Iuno et Venus cum eam irriderent, quod et caesia erat et buccas inflaret, foeda visa et in cantu irrisa in Idam silvam ad fontem venit ibique cantans in aqua se aspexit et vidit se merito irrisam: unde tibias ibi abiecit et imprecata est, ut quisquis eas sustulisset gravi afficeretur supplicio. Quas Marsyas Oeagri filius unus e satyris invenit; quibus assidue commeletando sonum suaviorem in dies faciebat, adeo ut Apollinem ad citharae cantum in certamen provocaret. quo ut Apollo venit, Musas iudices sumpserunt: et cum iam Marsyas inde victor discederet, Apollo citharam versabat idemque sonus erat; quod Marsya tibiis facere non potuit. itaque Apollo victum Marsyan ad arborem religatum Scythae tradidit qui eum membratim †separavit. reliquum corpus discipulo Olympo sepulturae tradidit: e cuius sanguine flumen ‘Marsya’ est appellatum.
165. Marsyas
Athena is said to have been the first to make pipes, from a stag's bone, and to have come to sing to them at a banquet of the gods. Hera and Aphrodite laughed at her because she was grey-eyed and puffed out her cheeks; thinking herself ugly and mocked in her playing, she went to a spring in the forest of Ida, and there, playing, she looked at herself in the water and saw that she was mocked with good reason. So she threw the pipes away there and laid a curse that whoever picked them up should be visited with grievous punishment. Marsyas, son of Oeagrus, one of the satyrs, found them; by practising on them constantly he made his sound sweeter by the day, so much that he challenged Apollo, who played the lyre (cithara), to a contest. When Apollo arrived, they chose the Muses as judges; and when Marsyas was already leaving as victor, Apollo turned his lyre upside down and it made the same sound, which Marsyas could not do with the pipes. So Apollo handed the defeated Marsyas, bound to a tree, over to a Scythian, who †cut him apart limb by limb. The rest of the body he gave to his pupil Olympus for burial; from his blood the river called Marsyas took its name.
CLXVI Erichthonius
Vulcanus Iovi c[a]eterisque diis solia aurea ex adamante cum fecisset, Iuno cum sedisset subito in aëre pendere coepit. quod cum ad Vulcanum missum esset, ut matrem quam ligaverat solveret, iratus quod de coelo praecipitatus erat negat se matrem ullam habere. quem cum Liber pater ebrium in concilio deorum adduxisset, pietati negare non potuit: tum optionem a Iove accepit, si quid ab iis petiisset, impetraret. tunc ergo Neptunus, quod Minervae erat infestus, instigavit Vulcanum Minervam petere in coniugium. qua re impetrata in thalamum cum venisset, Minerva monitu Iovis virginitatem suam armis defendit, interque luctandum ex semine eius quod in terram decidit natus est puer, qui inferiorem partem draconis habuit; quem Erichthonium ideo nominarunt, quod ἔρις graece certatio dicitur, χθών autem terra dicitur. quem Minerva cum clam nutriret, dedit in cistula servandum Aglauro Pandroso et Hersae Cecropis filiabus. hae cum cistulam aperuissent cornix indicavit; illae a Minerva insania obiecta ipsae se in mare praecipitaverunt.
166. Erichthonius
When Hephaestus had made golden thrones of adamant for Zeus and the other gods, Hera sat down and suddenly began to hang in mid-air. When someone was sent to Hephaestus to ask him to free the mother he had bound, he refused, angry at having been thrown down from heaven, and said that he had no mother at all. When Father Dionysus (Liber) brought him drunk into the council of the gods, he could not refuse out of respect; he then received from Zeus a choice: whatever he asked of them he would obtain. Then Poseidon, because he was hostile to Athena, urged Hephaestus to ask for Athena in marriage. When this was granted and he had come to the bridal chamber, Athena, warned by Zeus, defended her virginity with arms, and in the struggle a boy was born from his seed, which fell to the ground; he had the lower part of a serpent. They named him Erichthonius because ἔρις in Greek means 'strife' and χθών means 'earth'. Athena, who was bringing him up in secret, gave him in a small chest to Aglauros, Pandrosos and Herse, the daughters of Cecrops, to keep. When they opened the chest, a crow told on them; Athena afflicted them with madness and they threw themselves into the sea.
CLXVII Liber
Liber Iovis et Proserpinae filius a Titanis est distractus, cuius cor contritum Iovis Semelae dedit in potionem. ex eo praegnans cum esset facta, Iuno in Beroen nutricem Semeles se commutavit et ait: ‘alumna, pete a Iove ut sic ad te veniat, quem ad modum ad Iunonem, ut scias quae voluptas est cum deo concumbere’. Illa autem instigata petit ab Iove, et fulmine est icta. ex cuius utero Liberum exuit et Nyso dedit nutriendum unde Dionysus est appellatus et Bimater est dictus.
167. Dionysus (Liber)
Liber, son of Zeus and Persephone, was torn apart by the Titans; his heart, ground up, Zeus gave to Semele to drink. When she became pregnant by this, Hera changed herself into Beroe, Semele's nurse, and said: 'My dear, ask Zeus to come to you in the same way as he comes to Hera, so that you may know what pleasure it is to lie with a god.' Semele, thus urged, asked it of Zeus, and she was struck by lightning. From her womb he took Liber and gave him to Nysus to bring up; from this he was called Dionysus, and was called Bimater ('twice-mothered').
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