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a head of a Muse ; and beside these, two small statues of Muses play- 
ing the lyre, one of which is inscribed EYMOYSIA, or " Harmony." 
Above the last-mentioned figure is a bas-relief, much restored, of 
the Centaur Nessus, carrying off Deianira. 
The next class is that of Heroes and Heroines, being persons of 
earthly origin, but with superhuman or mythical attributes. The first 
specimen is a bas-relief of two youthful horsemen, perhaps Castor and 
Pollux, the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda; the next a bas-relief, 
supposed to represent Castor, with a horse and dog; the third a head 
(on a bracket) from a statue of a wounded Amazon. 
Some sculptures of miscellaneous subjects succeed: — A bust, com- 
monly known as Dione, the Titan, mother of Venus ; another of a 
very beautiful female, in a cluster of leaves, variously designated as 
•Clytie rising from the Heliotrope, Isis resting on the Lotus, and 
Daphne transformed into a laurel ; between these^ a mutilated statu© 
■of Hymen; and beyond them, a statue of the sleeping Endymion, 
the favourite of Diana. 
Next are three representations of Cupid {Eros) : — a life-size statue of 
the god, bending his bow: a small statue (on a bracket) of the same de- 
sign; and a statue of Cupid in the character of Somnus, the god of sleep. 
These are followed by Hercules (Heracles), the most celebrated of 
the demigods, or deified heroes of antiquity; here represented by a 
small statue (on a bracket) ; a bas-relief exhibiting the capture of the 
stag on Mount Msenalus ; four busts against the Eastern wall of the 
room, two of which are colossal ; and a small terminal bust, in the 
■character of Bacchus, on the first bracket on the south side. 
A few succeeding pieces are of mixed or uncertain subjects. On 
the second bracket is a head, probably of Cybele (Rhea) ; above it a 
bas-relief of three rural nymphs, standing between Jupiter and Pan ; 
on the third bracket, an unknown female head, apparently copied from 
a bronze ; and (underneath these) two small statues of nymphs, one 
resting after the chase, the other sleeping, the latter of which was pro- 
bably intended for Ariadne, though wrongly restored as a water-nymph. 
The remaining sculptures on this side are illustrative of Bacchus 
(Dloniisos), and his attendant Satyrs, Pans, and Bacchantes. 
First is a life-size statue of Libera, the female Bacchus, or perhaps 
the nymph Ariadne, with a panther. To the right of this, a bas-relief 
of an old Satyr, seizing the robe of a Nymph; and below it (on a 
bracket) a head of the youthful Bacchus. 
Next is a terminus, surmounted by a head of the bearded or Indian 
Bacchus, a subject repeated in three busts a little further on ; on a 
bracket above, a head bound with a diadem, and supposed to be 
Bacchus ; and below it, a life-size statue of the god as a boy. 
In the centre of the next compartment is a group of Bacchus at- 
tended by Ampelus, who is represented at the moment of transforma- 
tion into a vine-tree, from which a panther is snatching grapes. On 
each side of this group is a small statue of a youthful Satyr, with a 
Greek inscription, recording, in each instance, with slight variations 
of language, that the sculpture is the work of Marcus Cossutius Cerdo. 
