 He built a bridge of brass, over which he drove at full speed in his chariot to imitate thunder, the effect being heightened by dried skins and cauldrons trailing behind while torches were thrown into the air to represent lightning.For this sin of hubris, Zeus eventually struck him down with his thunderbolt and destroyed the town.Virgil's "Aeneid" has Salmoneus placed in Tartarus after Zeus smites him where he is subjected to eternal torment.