fortheythoughthimthesonofheaven—nurturedkings。Theysoughttobindhimwithrudebonds,butthebondswouldnotholdhim,andthewithesfellfarawayfromhishandsandfeet:andhesatwithasmileinhisdarkeyes。Thenthehelmsmanunderstoodallandcriedoutatoncetohisfellowsandsaid:
（ll。17—24）`Madmen！Whatgodisthiswhomyouhavetakenandbind,strongthatheis？Noteventhewell—builtshipcancarryhim。SurelythisiseitherZeusorApollowhohasthesilverbow,orPoseidon,forhelooksnotlikemortalmenbutlikethegodswhodwellonOlympus。Come,then,letussethimfreeuponthedarkshoreatonce:donotlayhandsonhim,lesthegrowangryandstirupdangerouswindsandheavysqualls。\'
（ll。25—31）Sosaidhe:butthemasterchidhimwithtauntingwords:`Madman,markthewindandhelphoistsailontheship:
catchallthesheets。Asforthisfellowwemenwillseetohim:
IreckonheisboundforEgyptorforCyprusortotheHyperboreansorfurtherstill。Butintheendhewillspeakoutandtellushisfriendsandallhiswealthandhisbrothers,nowthatprovidencehasthrownhiminourway。\'