As Vulcan's son, that sprang (as it is versed)
Out of the dust, without a mother made, Whom -- so Minerva bade -- Aglauros nursed With sovereign care, too bold and curious maid, Seated in car, by him constructed first To hide his hideous feet, was erst conveyed;
So that which never is to sight revealed, Sitting, those mournful damsels kept concealed.
