The transformation of man to animal is a vivid image of the lessening of human consciousness which forgetting one's origings implies.
While following the tradition that she lived in Italy, he comments wryly that there are now many more temptresses like her to lead men astray.
I made many corrections because I felt it was not that good.
Lacking documentation from Homer, later writers sometimes embellished or changed parentage when they recounted the tale.
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However, he is sometimes depicted carrying spears as well, as in the , while Homer reports that it was a bow he had slung over his shoulder.