§5.73.1τούτων δʼ ἑκάστῳ μυθολογοῦσι τὸν Δία τῶν εὑρεθέντων ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ συντελουμένων ἔργων τὰς ἐπιστήμας καὶ τὰς τιμὰς τῆς εὑρέσεως ἀπονεῖμαι, βουλόμενον αἰώνιον αὐτοῖς περιποιῆσαι μνήμην παρὰ πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις.
And they relate in myth that Zeus assigned to each of these, the sciences of the things discovered and works accomplished by him, as well as the honors of the discovery, wishing to secure for them an eternal memory among all men.
§5.73.2παραδοθῆναι δὲ τῇ μὲν Ἀφροδίτῃ τήν τε τῶν παρθένων ἡλικίαν, ἐν οἷς χρόνοις δεῖ γαμεῖν αὐτάς, καὶ τὴν ἄλλην ἐπιμέλειαν τὴν ἔτι καὶ νῦν ἐν τοῖς γάμοις γινομένην μετὰ θυσιῶν καὶ σπονδῶν, ἃς ποιοῦσιν ἄνθρωποι τῇ θεῷ ταύτῃ.
And they say that to Aphrodite was handed down both the age of virgins, at which times it is necessary for them to marry, and the other care which even now is observed in marriages with sacrifices and libations, which men make to this goddess.
προθύουσι δὲ πρότερον ἅπαντες τῷ Διὶ τῷ τελείῳ καὶ Ἥρᾳ τελείᾳ διὰ τὸ τούτους ἀρχηγοὺς γεγονέναι καὶ πάντων εὑρετάς, καθότι προείρηται.
But all men first offer preliminary sacrifices to Zeus the Perfecter and Hera the Perfecter, because these became the leaders and discoverers of all things, as has been said before.
§5.73.3ταῖς δὲ Χάρισι δοθῆναι τὴν τῆς ὄψεως κόσμησιν καὶ τὸ σχηματίζειν ἕκαστον μέρος τοῦ σώματος πρὸς τὸ βέλτιον καὶ προσηνὲς τοῖς θεωροῦσι, πρὸς δὲ τούτοις τὸ κατάρχειν εὐεργεσίας καὶ πάλιν ἀμείβεσθαι ταῖς προσηκούσαις χάρισι τοὺς εὖ ποιήσαντας.
And to the Graces was given the adornment of appearance and the shaping of each part of the body toward what is better and pleasing to spectators, and in addition to these, the initiation of benefaction and, in turn, the requiting of those who have done good with fitting expressions of gratitude.
§5.73.4Εἰλείθυιαν δὲ λαβεῖν τὴν περὶ τὰς τικτούσας ἐπιμέλειαν καὶ θεραπείαν τῶν ἐν τῷ τίκτειν κακοπαθουσῶν.
And Eileithyia received the care concerning women in labor and the treatment of those suffering in childbirth.
διὸ καὶ τὰς ἐν τοῖς τοιούτοις κινδυνευούσας γυναῖκας ἐπικαλεῖσθαι μάλιστα τὴν θεὸν ταύτην.
Wherefore also women who are in danger in such circumstances especially invoke this goddess.
§5.73.5Ἄρτεμιν δέ φασιν εὑρεῖν τὴν τῶν νηπίων παιδίων θεραπείαν καὶ τροφάς τινας ἁρμοζούσας τῇ φύσει τῶν βρεφῶν· §5.73.6ἀφʼ ἧς αἰτίας καὶ κουροτρόφον αὐτὴν ὀνομάζεσθαι.
And they say that Artemis discovered the treatment of infant children and certain foods suitable to the nature of babies; for which reason she is also called Child-rearer.
τῶν δʼ ὀνομαζομένων Ὡρῶν ἑκάστῃ δοθῆναι τὴν ἐπώνυμον τάξιν τε καὶ βίου διακόσμησιν ἐπὶ τῇ μεγίστῃ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ὠφελείᾳ· μηδὲν γὰρ εἶναι μᾶλλον δυνάμενον εὐδαίμονα βίον παρασκευάσαι τῆς εὐνομίας καὶ δίκης καὶ εἰρήνης.
And to each of those called Horae was given her eponymous order and arrangement of life for the greatest benefit of men; for there is nothing more capable of preparing a happy life than order and justice and peace.
§5.73.7Ἀθηνᾷ δὲ προσάπτουσι τήν τε τῶν ἐλαιῶν ἡμέρωσιν καὶ φυτείαν παραδοῦναι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις καὶ τὴν τοῦ καρποῦ τούτου κατεργασίαν· πρὸ γὰρ τοῦ γενέσθαι τὴν θεὸν ταύτην ὑπάρξαι μὲν τὸ γένος τοῦτο τῶν δένδρων μετὰ τῆς ἄλλης ἀγρίας ὕλης, τὴν μέντοι γʼ ἐπιμέλειαν ταύτης εἶναι καὶ τὴν ἐμπειρίαν τὴν ἔτι καὶ νῦν γινομένην περὶ τούτων.
And to Athena they attribute the handing down to men of the cultivation and planting of olive trees and the processing of this fruit; for before the birth of this goddess, this genus of trees existed along with the other wild timber, but her care and the experience which is even now practiced concerning them was her work.
§5.73.8πρὸς δὲ τούτοις τὴν τῆς ἐσθῆτος κατασκευὴν καὶ τὴν τεκτονικὴν τέχνην, ἔτι δὲ πολλὰ τῶν ἐν ταῖς ἄλλαις ἐπιστήμαις εἰσηγήσασθαι τοῖς ἀνθρώποις· εὑρεῖν δὲ καὶ τὴν τῶν αὐλῶν κατασκευὴν καὶ τὴν διὰ τούτων συντελουμένην μουσικὴν καὶ τὸ σύνολον πολλὰ τῶν φιλοτέχνων ἔργων, ἀφʼ ὧν ἐργάνην αὐτὴν προσαγορεύεσθαι.
And in addition to these, they say she introduced to men the manufacture of clothing and the art of carpentry, and also many things among the other sciences; and that she discovered the manufacture of flutes and the music performed through them, and in general many of the artistic works, whence she is called Worker.