possession of all was centred in him. In describing these gifts the following account is given: Hermes (so464 he is called in the Greek language), Αἱμυλίους465 τε λόγους καὶ ἐπίκλοπον ἦθος αὐτοὺς Κάτθετο (or to express this in the English466 language), “implanted words of fraud and deceit in their minds, and thievish habits,” for the purpose of leading foolish men astray, that such should believe their falsehoods. For their Mother—that is, Leto467—secretly stirred them up (whence also she is called Leto,468 according to the meaning of the Greek word, because she secretly stirred up men), without the knowledge of the Demiurge, to give forth profound and unspeakable mysteries to itching ears.469 And not only did their Mother bring it about that this mystery should be declared by Hesiod; but very skilfully also 390 by means of the lyric poet Pindar, when he describes to the Demiurge470 the case of Pelops, whose flesh was cut in pieces by the Father, and then collected and brought together, and compacted anew by all the gods,471 did she in this way indicate Pandora and these men having their consciences seared472 by her, declaring, as they maintain, the very same things, are [proved] of the same family and spirit as the others. 464 This clause is, of course, an interpolation by the Latin translator. 465 The words are loosely quoted memoriter, as is the custom with Irenæus. See Hesiod, Works and Days, i. 77, etc. 466 Latin, of course, in the text. 467 There is here a play upon the words Λητώ and ληθεῖν, the former being supposed to be derived from the latter, so as to denote secrecy. 468 This clause is probably an interpolation by the translator. 469 2 Tim. iv. 3. 470 “Cœlet Demiurgo,” such is the reading in all the mss. and editions. Harvey, however, proposes to read “celet Demiurgum;” but the change which he suggests, besides being without authority, does not clear away the obscurity which hangs upon the sentence. 471 Comp. Pindar, Olymp., i. 38, etc. 472 “Compuncti” supposed to correspond to κεκαυτηριασμένοι: see 1 Tim. iv. 2. The whole passage is difficult and obscure. 1004 Chapter XXI.—The twelve apostles were not a type of the Æons.