[49] One of the horns of the goat Amalthea, broken off by Zeus, and supposed to possess the power of filling itself with whatsoever its owner desired.

[50] According to another account, Momus discovered that Aphrodite made a noise when she walked.

[51] The word Psyche signifies "butterfly," the emblem of the soul in ancient art.

[52] Tiresias alone, of all the shades, was in full possession of his mental vigour.

[53] Most of the words ending in eus may also be pronounced thus: Æ´-ge-us, ā´-tre-us, pro-me´-the-us, etc.

[54] The first e like ei in their.

[55] Th at the beginning of a word has its soft sound, as in both.