Their priesthood was one of the oldest Roman institutions, and their festival was held on March 1, the first day of the old Roman year.
'_His stepdame's hate_' refers to the story that Juno, being jealous of Alcmena, the mother of Hercules, sent two snakes to destroy the latter as he lay in his cradle, but the infant hero strangled them.
_Eurystheus_ was the king of Tiryns, whom Hercules had to serve for twelve years, and at whose command he performed his famous twelve labours.

_Pholus_ and _Hylaeus_ were two Centaurs; they were called 'cloud-born' because they were the offspring of Ixion and a Cloud.
The Cretan monster is the mad bull sent by Neptune to destroy the land; Hercules came to the rescue and carried it away on his shoulders.
There is no other mention in ancient literature of the fight between Hercules and Typhoeus.

The latter was a hundred-headed fire-breathing monster, who fought against the gods, and was buried beneath Mount Aetna.
XLII.-XLVIII.

Evander shows the town to Aeneas, tells him of the former state of Latium, and points out to him the chief places of interest.

_Asylum_--Livy tells us that in order to increase the population, Romulus offered a refuge at Rome to all comers from the neighbouring towns.