▁ro be ▁emb roid ered ▁like ▁the ▁sky ▁( pres umably ▁with ▁various ▁const ell ations ). ▁He ▁has ▁yellow , ▁spark ling ▁che eks ▁and ▁a ▁star ry ▁be ard . ▁The ▁god ▁reve als ▁how ▁he ▁taught ▁the ▁prime val , ▁earth born ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁Pho en icia ▁how ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁first ▁boat ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁them ▁to ▁sail ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁floating , ▁rock y ▁islands . ▁On ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁there ▁grew ▁an ▁o live ▁tree ▁with ▁a ▁ser pent ▁at ▁its ▁foot , ▁an ▁e agle ▁at ▁its ▁sum mit , ▁and ▁which ▁g low ed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁with ▁fire ▁that ▁burn ed ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁consume . ▁Following ▁the ▁god ' s ▁instructions , ▁these ▁prime val ▁humans ▁sacrific ed ▁the ▁e agle ▁to ▁P ose id on , ▁Ze us , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁gods . ▁There up on ▁the ▁islands ▁root ed ▁themselves ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁On ▁these ▁islands ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ty re ▁was ▁founded . ▁ ▁Gregory ▁Naz ian zen ▁( Or atio ▁ 4 . 1 0 8 ) ▁and ▁Cass iod orus ▁( V aria e ▁ 1 . 2 ) ▁relate ▁how ▁Ty rian ▁Her acles ▁and ▁the ▁n ym ph ▁T yrus ▁were ▁walking ▁along ▁the ▁beach ▁when ▁Her acles ' ▁dog , ▁who ▁was ▁accomp any ing ▁them , ▁dev oured ▁a ▁m ure x ▁sn ail ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁beautiful ▁pur ple ▁color ▁around ▁its ▁mouth . ▁T