...make me son-in-law.,—’ no sooner was it said, than Hercules in such words also claimed the virgin's hand: all others quickly yielded to our claims. “He boasted his descent from Jupiter ; the glory of his labors and great deeds performed at his unjust stepmother's wish. “But as he was not then a God, it seemed disgraceful if my state should yield my right; so I contended ...