On the Occult Philosophy or the Secret Miraculous Birth of the Seven Planets and Metals

and spoke: O Saturnus, you who now deem yourself the cleverest in the world, I am sent by the Highest to announce to you the beloved who is named Opis and is your dearest sister, who shall now be entrusted to you as a spouse for your heart. O would to God, said Saturnus, that you speak the truth now, so that I might come out of distress. I would gladly repay you for that, if there were no more gods on earth. There, Saturnus had to reach out his hand, and Opis as well. And immediately appeared a virgin who was from the royal court and the blood of the King of the Orient, and she led an old priest by the hand in spiritual clothing. He carried a book in one hand and a royal scepter in the other, which he handed to Saturnus in a friendly manner with benevolent words. And since it was the will of both of them, he gave them together in all friendliness, wed them, and entrusted him with the scepter, which was covered with silver and gold