Forthwith he made an evil thing for
 men as the price of fire; for the very famous Limping God formed of
 earth the likeness of a shy maiden as the son of Cronos willed. And
 the goddess bright-eyed Athena girded and clothed her with silvery
 raiment, and down from her head she spread with her hands an embroidered veil, a wonder to see; and
 she, Pallas Athena, put about her head lovely garlands, flowers of
 new-grown herbs. Also she put upon her head a crown of gold which the
 very famous Limping God made himself and worked with his own hands as a favor to Zeus his
 father. On it was much curious work, wonderful to see; for of the many
 creatures which the land and sea rear up, he put most upon it,
 wonderful things, like living beings with voices: and great beauty
 shone out from it.
 

 
 But when he had made the
 beautiful evil to be the price for the blessing, he brought her out,
 delighting in the finery which the bright-eyed daughter of a mighty
 father had given her, to the place where the other gods and men were.
 And wonder took hold of the deathless gods and mortal men when they
 saw that which was sheer guile, not to be withstood by men. For from her is the race of women and
 female kind: of her is the deadly race and tribe of women who live
 amongst mortal men to their great trouble, no helpmeets in hateful
 poverty, but only in wealth. And as in thatched hives bees