Abraham John Valpy 
Elements of Mythology 
Intended to Enable the Reader to Understand the Ancient Writers of Greece and Rome

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The Greek Poets were the original authors of those fanciful beings, whom they adopted as ingenious emblems and allegories: but the vulgar received them as realities, and made them the objects of their religious worship.