Arnobius

“ Ossilago herself is mentioned as she who gives firmness and solidity to the bones of young children. Mellonia is a goddess, strong and powerful in regard to bees, caring for and guarding the sweetness of their honey. ”

“ But if facts themselves have very little effect in suggesting to you a right understanding of the truth, are you not able, even from the very names, to understand that these are the inventions of a most meaningless superstition, and the false gods of fancy? ”

“ Does Venus Militaris, also, preside over the evil-doing [1] of camps, and the debaucheries of young men? Is there one Perfica, [2] also, of the crowd of deities, who causes those base and filthy delights to reach their end with uninterrupted pleasure? ”