Excerpt from Grecian and Roman Mythology Fable is divided into various kinds; and the following is an example of the instructive, as used for the purpose by a famous orator: When Philip's son, the hereditary enemy of the liberty of Greece, demanded eight of their leading men to be delivered up to him, as the great im pediment of mutual amity, On a time, said Demosthenes to his fel low-citizens, an embassy came from the wolves to the sheep, assuring them that the dogs by which they were attended were the sole occasion of the war wherefore, if they would give them up, all would be well, and end in lasting peace. The sheep were persuaded, gave up the dogs, and henceforth the wolves devoured them at pleasure. A second sort is political, as the following: When Jupiter heard of the death of his son Sarpedon, in the rage of grief he called Mer cury, the messenger of the gods, and gave him orders to go instantly to the Fates, and bring from them the strong box in which the eternal decrees were laid up. Mercury obeyed, went to the sisters, and omit ted nothing that a wise and well-instructed minister could say to make them pacify the will of Jove. The sisters smiled, and told him that the other end of the golden chain which secured the box with the nu alterable decrees, was so fixed to the throne of Jove, that were it to be unfastened, his master's seat itself might tremble. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.