Epitome of the Divine Institutes

But respecting the king and father of all these, Jupiter, whom they believe to possess the chief power in heaven,--what power [3] had he, who banished his father Saturnus from his kingdom, and pursued him with arms when he fled? What self-restraint had he, who indulged every kind of lust? For he made Alemena and Leda, the wives of great men, infamous through his adultery: he also, captivated with the beauty of a boy, carried him off with violence as he was hunting and meditating manly things, that he might treat him as a woman. Why should I mention his debaucheries of virgins?Lactantius is the author of 'Epitome of the Divine Institutes ' with ISBN 9781419161223 and ISBN 1419161229.