[553:6] This would give us the story of Hercules and his bride Iôle, or that of Christ Jesus and his mother Mary, who were at their side at the end of their career.
[553:7] This would give us the story of the labors of Hercules.
[553:8] This is the Sun as Seva.
[553:9] Here again we have the Sun as Siva the Destroyer.
[553:10] Here we have Apollo, Achilleus, Bellerophon and Odysseus.
[553:11] This would give us the story of Samson, who was "the friend of the children of men, and the remorseless foe of those powers of darkness" (the Philistines), who had stolen away his bride. (See Judges, ch. xv.)
[554:1] This would give us the stories of Thor, the mighty warrior, the terror of his enemies, and those of Cadmus, Romulus or Odin, the wise chieftains, who founded nations, and taught their people knowledge.
[554:2] This would give us the story of Christ Jesus, and other Angel-Messiahs; Saviours of men.
[554:3] This would give us the stories of spellbound maidens, who sleep for years.
[554:4] This is Hercules and his counterparts.