On Unbelievable Stories

They say that Cephalos’ hound was granted the ability to catch any beast it saw and that nothing could catch the Teumessian fox. When the hound chased the fox – lest fate be contradicted – Zeus turned them both to stone. Such a fiction could not occur, as it violates the ceaseless action of both when they hunt.[*](We translate Festa's suggested emendation of ἄπαυστον (unceasing) for αὐτῶν (their).)