A decorative woodcut headpiece at the top of the page features a central fountain basin with a single jet of water, surrounded by symmetrical, ornate acanthus leaf scrolls and floral flourishes.

Palaephatus *)

unbelievable events.

Foreword.

A decorative woodcut initial 'I' contains floral motifs and scrollwork.I have set down this writing concerning unbelievable events. For there are people who, being unacquainted with philosophy and the sciences, give their assent to every story.

*) We know of four writers from antiquity who have borne this name. When and where our Palaephatus lived cannot be determined exactly. So much seems evident from his simple and artless style of writing, that he cannot be counted among the younger Greek writers.