When the shrine of Athena in Ilium was in flames. Hus rushed up and seized the Palladium, a statue which had fallen from heaven, and was blinded: for the Palladium might not be looked upon by man. But later, when he had placated the goddess, he regained his sight. So Dereyllus in the first book of his .

When Antylus,Some would write Metellus and make it refer to Caecilius Metellus, the Pontifex Maximus; cf. Seneca Rhetor, , iv. 2; Pliny, , vii. 43 (141); cf. also Livy, , xix. and Ovid, , vi. 437 ff. one of the noblemen, was on his way to the outskirts of the city, he was checked by crows which struck at him with their wings. Frightened by the omen, he returned to Rome. He saw that the shrine of Vesta was on fire, seized the Palladium, and was blinded. But later he regained his sight when he had placated the goddess. So Aristeides the Milesian in his .