Fragment#99——（65）
Papyrigrecielatine,No。131（2nd—3rdcentury）:（66）
（ll。1—10）`And（Eriphyle）bareinthepalaceAlcmaon（67）,shepherdofthepeople,toAmphiaraus。Him（Amphiaraus）didtheCadmean（Theban）womenwithtrailingrobesadmirewhentheysawfacetofacehiseyesandwell—grownframe,ashewasbusiedabouttheburyingofOedipus,themanofmanywoes……OncetheDanai,servantsofAres,followedhimtoThebes,towinrenown……forPolynices。But,thoughwellheknewfromZeusallthingsordained,theearthyawnedandswallowedhimupwithhishorsesandjointedchariot,farfromdeep—eddyingAlpheus。
（ll。11—20）ButElectyronmarriedtheall—beauteousdaughterofPelopsand,goingupintoonebedwithher,thesonofPersesbegat……andPhylonomusandCelaeneusandAmphimachusand……andEurybiusandfamous……AllthesetheTaphians,famousshipmen,slewinfightforoxenwithshamblinghoofs,……inshipsacrossthesea\'swideback。SoAlcmenaalonewaslefttodelightherparents……andthedaughterofElectryon……
（（LACUNA））
（l。21）……whowassubjectinlovetothedark—cloudedsonofCronosandbare（famousHeracles）。\'
Fragment#100——
ArgumenttotheShieldofHeracles,i:
Thebeginningofthe\"Shield\"asfarasthe56thverseiscurrentinthefourth\"Catalogue\"。
Fragment#101（UNCERTAINPOSITION）——
OxyrhynchusPapyri1359fr。1（early3rdcent。A。D。）:
（（LACUNA——Slightremainsof3lines））
（ll。4—17）`……ifindeedhe（Teuthras）delayed,andifhefearedtoobeythewordoftheimmortalswhothenappearedplainlytothem。Buther（Auge）hereceivedandbroughtupwell,andcherishedinthepalace,honouringherevenashisowndaughters。
AndAugebareTelephusofthestockofAreas,kingoftheMysians,beingjoinedinlovewiththemightyHeracleswhenhewasjourneyinginquestofthehorsesofproudLaomedon——horsesthefleetestoffootthattheAsianlandnourished,——anddestroyedinbattlethetribeofthedauntlessAmazonsanddrovethemforthfromallthatland。ButTelephusroutedthespearmenofthebronze—cladAchaeansandmadethemembarkupontheirblackships。Yetwhenhehadbroughtdownmanytothegroundwhichnourishesmen,hisownmightanddeadlinesswerebroughtlow……\'
Fragment#102（UNCERTAINPOSITION）——
OxyrhynchusPapyri1359fr。2（early3rdcent。A。D。）:
（（LACUNA——Remainsof4lines））
（ll。5—16）`……Electra……
wassubjecttothedark—cloudedSonofCronosandbareDardanus……
andEetion……
whooncegreatlylovedrich—hairedDemeter。Andcloud—gatheringZeuswaswrothandsmotehim,Eetion,andlaidhimlowwithaflamingthunderbolt,becausehesoughttolayhandsuponrich—
hairedDemeter。ButDardanuscametothecoastofthemainland——fromhimErichthoniusandthereafterTrosweresprung,andIlus,andAssaracus,andgodlikeGanymede,——whenhehadleftholySamothraceinhismany—benchedship。
（（LACUNA））
OxyrhynchusPapyri1359fr。3（early3rdcent。A。D。）:
（ll。17—24）（68）……Cleopatra……thedaughterof……ButaneaglecaughtupGanymedeforZeusbecauseheviedwiththeimmortalsinbeauty……rich—tressedDiomede;andshebareHyacinthus,theblamelessoneandstrong……whom,onatimePhoebushimselfslewunwittinglywitharuthlessdisk……
ENDNOTES:
（1）AcatalogueofheroineseachofwhomwasintroducedwiththewordsEOIE,`Orlikeher\'。
（2）AnantiquarianwriterofByzantium,c。490—570A。D。
（3）ConstantineVII。`BorninthePorphyryChamber\',905—959
A。D。
（4）\"BerlinPapyri\",7497（left—handfragment）and\"OxyrhynchusPapyri\",421（right—handfragment）。Fortherestorationsee\"Class。Quart。\"vii。217—8。
（5）Asthepricetobegiventoherfatherforher:soin\"Iliad\"xviii。593maidensarecalled`earnersofoxen\'。
PossiblyGlaucus,likeAias（fr。68,ll。55ff。）,raidedthecattleofothers。
（6）i。e。Glaucusshouldfatherthechildrenofothers。ThecurseofAphroditeonthedaughtersofTyndareus（fr。67）
maybecompared。
（7）Porphyry,scholar,mathematician,philosopherandhistorian,lived233—305（？）A。D。Hewasapupiloftheneo—PlatonistPlotinus。
（8）Authorofageographicallexicon,producedafter400A。D。,andabridgedunderJustinian。
（9）ArchbishopofThessalonica1175—1192（？）A。D。,authorofcommentariesonPindarandonthe\"Iliad\"and\"Odyssey\"。
（10）Intheearliesttimesaloin—clothwaswornbyathletes,butwasdiscardedafterthe14thOlympiad。
（11）Slightremainsoffivelinesprecedeline1intheoriginal:
afterline20anunknownnumberoflineshavebeenlost,andtracesofaverseprecedingline21arehereomitted。
Betweenlines29and30arefragmentsofsixverseswhichdonotsuggestanydefiniterestoration。（NOTE:LineenumerationisthataccordingtoEvelyn—White;aslightlydifferentlinenumberingsystemisadoptedintheoriginalpublicationofthisfragment。——DBK）
（12）TheendofSchoeneus\'speech,thepreparationsandthebeginningoftheracearelost。
（13）OfthethreewhichAphroditegavehimtoenablehimtoovercomeAtalanta。
（14）Thegeographer;fl。c。24B。C。
（15）OfMiletus,flourishedabout520B。C。Hiswork,amixtureofhistoryandgeography,wasusedbyHerodotus。
（16）TheHesiodicstoryofthedaughtersofProetuscanbereconstructedfromthesesources。TheyweresoughtinmarriagebyalltheGreeks（Pauhellenes）,buthavingoffendedDionysus（or,accordingtoServius,Juno）,wereafflictedwithadiseasewhichdestroyedtheirbeauty（orwereturnedintocows）。TheywerefinallyhealedbyMelampus。
（17）Fl。56—88A。D。:heisbestknownforhisworkonVergil。
（18）Thisandthefollowingfragmentsegmentaremeanttobereadtogether。——DBK。
（19）Thisfragmentaswellasfragments#40A,#101,and#102wereaddedbyMr。Evelyn—Whiteinanappendixtothesecondedition（1919）。Theyareheremovedtothe\"Catalogues\"
properforeasierusebythereader。——DBK。
（20）Fortherestorationofll。1—16see\"Ox。Pap。\"pt。xi。pp。
46—7:thesupplementsofll。17—31arebytheTranslator（cp。\"Class。Quart。\"x。（1916）,pp。65—67）。
（21）ThecrocuswastoattractEuropa,asintheverysimilarstoryofPersephone:cp。\"HomericHymns\"ii。lines8ff。
（22）ApollodorusofAthens（fl。144B。C。）wasapupilofAristarchus。HewroteaHandbookofMythology,fromwhichtheextantworkbearinghisnameisderived。
（23）PriestatPraeneste。Helivedc。170—230A。D。
（24）SonofApolloniusDyscolus,livedinRomeunderMarcusAurelius。Hischiefworkwasonaccentuation。
（25）Thisandthenexttwofragmentsegmentsaremeanttobereadtogether。——DBK。
（26）SacredtoPoseidon。Forthecustomobservedthere,cp。
\"HomericHymns\"iii。231ff。
（27）Theallusionisobscure。
（28）Apollonius`theCrabbed\'wasagrammarianofAlexandriaunderHadrian。HewrotelargelyonGrammarandSyntax。
（29）275—195（？）B。C。,mathematician,astronomer,scholar,andheadoftheLibraryofAlexandria。
（30）OfCyme。HewroteauniversalhistorycoveringtheperiodbetweentheDorianMigrationand340B。C。
（31）i。e。thenomadScythians,whoaredescribedbyHerodotusasfeedingonmares\'milkandlivingincaravans。
（32）Therestorationsaremainlythoseadoptedorsuggestedin\"Ox。Pap。\"pt。xi。pp。48ff。:forthoseofll。8—14see\"Class。Quart。\"x。（1916）pp。67—69。
（33）i。e。thosewhoseektooutwittheoracle,ortoaskofitmorethantheyought,willbedeceivedbyitandbeledtoruin:cp。\"HymntoHermes\",541ff。
（34）ZetesandCalais,sonsofBoreas,whowereamongsttheArgonauts,deliveredPhineusfromtheHarpies。TheStrophades（`IslandsofTurning\'）areheresupposedtohavebeensocalledbecausethesonsofBoreaswerethereturnedbackbyIrisfrompursuingtheHarpies。
（35）AnEpicureanphilosopher,fl。50B。C。
（36）`Charming—with—her—voice\'（or`Charming—the—mind\'）,`Song\',and`Lovely—sounding\'。
（37）DiodorusSiculus,fl。8B。C。,authorofanuniversalhistoryendingwithCaesar\'sGallicWars。
（38）Thefirstepicinthe\"TrojanCycle\";likeallancientepicsitwasascribedtoHomer,butalso,withmoreprobability,toStasinusofCyprus。
（39）ThisfragmentisplacedbySpohnafter\"WorksandDays\"l。
120。
（40）AGreekofAsiaMinor,authorofthe\"DescriptionofGreece\"
（onwhichhewasstillengagedin173A。D。）。
（41）WilamowitzthinksoneorotherofthesecitationsbelongstotheCatalogue。
（42）Lines1—51arefromBerlinPapyri,9739;lines52—106withB。1—50（andfollowingfragments）arefromBerlinPapyri,10560。AreferencebyPausanias（iii。24。10）toll。100
ff。provesthatthetwofragmentstogethercomefromthe\"CatalogueofWomen\"。Thesecondbook（thebeginningofwhichisindicatedafterl。106）canhardlybethesecondbookofthe\"Catalogues\"proper:possiblyitshouldbeassignedtotheEOIAI,whichweresometimestreatedaspartofthe\"Catalogues\",andsometimesseparatedfromit。Theremainsofthirty—sevenlinesfollowingB。50inthePapyrusaretooslighttoadmitofrestoration。
（43）sc。theSuitorwhosenameislost。
（44）Wooingwasbyproxy;soAgamemnonwooedHelenforhisbrotherMenelaus（ll。14—15）,andIdomeneus,whocameinpersonandsentnodeputy,isspeciallymentionedasanexception,andthereasonsforthis——iftherestorationprintedinthetextberight——isstated（ll。69ff。）。
（45）ThePapyrusheremarksthebeginningofasecondbook（\"B\"）,possiblyoftheEOIAE。Thepassage（ll。2—50）probablyleduptoanaccountoftheTrojan（andTheban？）war,inwhich,accordingto\"WorksandDays\"ll。161—166,theRaceofHeroesperished。Theopeningofthe\"Cypria\"issomewhatsimilar。Somewhereinthefragmentarylines13—19asonofZeus——almostcertainlyApollo——wasintroduced,thoughforwhatpurposeisnotclear。Withl。31thedestructionofman（cp。ll。4—5）bystormswhichspoilhiscropsbegins:
theremainingversesareparenthetical,describingthesnake`whichbearsitsyounginthespringseason\'。
（46）i。e。thesnake;asin\"WorksandDays\"l。524,the\"BonelessOne\"isthecuttle—fish。
（47）c。1110—1180A。D。Hischiefworkwasapoem,\"Chiliades\",inaccentualverseofnearly13,000lines。
（48）AccordingtothisaccountIphigeneiawascarriedbyArtemistotheTaurieChersonnese（theCrimea）。TheTauri（Herodotusiv。103）identifiedtheirmaiden—goddesswithIphigeneia;butEuripides（\"IphigeneiainTauris\"）makeshermerelypriestessofthegoddess。
（49）OfAlexandria。Helivedinthe5thcentury,andcompiledaGreekLexicon。
（50）ForhismurderMinosexactedayearlytributeofboysandgirls,tobedevouredbytheMinotaur,fromtheAthenians。
（51）OfNaucratis。His\"Deipnosophistae\"（\"DonsatDinner\"）isanencyclopaediaofmiscellaneoustopicsintheformofadialogue。Hisdateisc。230A。D。
（52）ThereisafanciedconnectionbetweenLAAS（`stone\'）andLAOS（`people\'）。ThereferenceistothestoneswhichDeucalionandPyrrhatransformedintomenandwomenaftertheFlood。
（53）EustathiusidentifiesIleuswithOileus,fatherofAias。
Hereagainisfancifuletymology,ILEUSbeingsimilartoILEOS（complaisant,gracious）。
（54）ImitatedbyVergil,\"Aeneid\"vii。808,describingCamilla。
（55）c。600A。D。,alecturerandgrammarianofConstantinople。
（56）PriestofApollo,and,accordingtoHomer,discovererofwine。MaroneainThraceissaidtohavebeencalledafterhim。
（57）Thecrowwasoriginallywhite,butwasturnedblackbyApolloinhisangeratthenewsbroughtbythebird。
（58）AphilosopherofAthensunderHadrianandAntonius。HebecameaChristianandwroteadefenceoftheChristiansaddressedtoAntoninusPius。
（59）ZeusslewAsclepus（fr。90）becauseofhissuccessasahealer,andApolloinrevengekilledtheCyclopes（fr。64）。
InpunishmentApollowasforcedtoserveAdmetusasherdsman。（Cp。Euripides,\"Alcestis\",1—8）
（60）ForCyreneandAristaeus,cp。Vergil,\"Georgics\",iv。315
ff。
（61）Awriteronmythologyofuncertaindate。
（62）InEpirus。TheoraclewasfirstconsultedbyDeucalionandPyrrhaaftertheFlood。Laterwriterssaythatthegodrespondedintherustlingofleavesintheoaksforwhichtheplacewasfamous。
（63）Thefragmentispartofaleaffromapapyrusbookofthe4thcenturyA。D。
（64）AccordingtoHomerandlaterwritersMeleagerwastedawaywhenhismotherAltheaburnedthebrandonwhichhislifedepended,becausehehadslainherbrothersinthedisputeforthehideoftheCalydonianboar。（Cp。Bacchylides,\"Ode\"v。136ff。）
（65）Thefragmentprobablybelongstothe\"Catalogues\"properratherthantotheEoiae;but,asitspositionisuncertain,itmayconvenientlybeassociatedwithFrags。99Aandthe\"ShieldofHeracles\"。
（66）Mostofthesmallerrestorationsappearintheoriginalpublication,butthelargerarenew:theselastarehighlyconjectual,therebeingnodefinitecluetothegeneralsense。
（67）Alcmaon（whotookpartinthesecondofthetwoheroicThebanexpeditions）isperhapsmentionedonlyincidentallyasthesonofAmphiaraus,whoseemstobeclearlyindicatedinll。7—8,andwhosestoryoccupiesll。5—10。Atl。11thesubjectchangesandElectryonisintroducedasfatherofAlcmena。
（68）Theassociationofll。1—16withll。17—24ispresumedfromtheapparentmentionofErichthoniusinl。19。Anewsectionmustthenbeginatl。21。See\"Ox。Pap。\"pt。xi。p。
55（andforrestorationofll。5—16,ib。p。53）。ll。19—20
arerestoredbytheTranslator。
THESHIELDOFHERACLES（480lines）
（ll。1—27）OrlikeherewholefthomeandcountryandcametoThebes,followingwarlikeAmphitryon,——evenAlemena,thedaughterofElectyron,gathererofthepeople。Shesurpassedthetribeofwomankindinbeautyandinheight;andinwisdomnoneviedwithherofthosewhommortalwomenbareofunionwithmortalmen。HerfaceandherdarkeyeswaftedsuchcharmascomesfromgoldenAphrodite。Andshesohonouredherhusbandinherheartasnoneofwomankinddidbeforeher。Verilyhehadslainhernoblefatherviolentlywhenhewasangryaboutoxen;sohelefthisowncountryandcametoThebesandwassupplianttotheshield—carryingmenofCadmus。Therehedweltwithhismodestwifewithoutthejoysoflove,normighthegoinuntotheneat—ankleddaughterofElectyronuntilhehadavengedthedeathofhiswife\'sgreat—heartedbrothersandutterlyburnedwithblazingfirethevillagesoftheheroes,theTaphiansandTeleboans;forthisthingwaslaiduponhim,andthegodswerewitnessestoit。Andhefearedtheiranger,andhastenedtoperformthegreattasktowhichZeushadboundhim。Withhimwentthehorse—drivingBoeotians,breathingabovetheirshields,andtheLocrianswhofighthandtohand,andthegallantPhocianseagerforwarandbattle。AndthenoblesonofAlcaeusledthem,rejoicinginhishost。
（ll。27—55）Butthefatherofmenandgodswasforminganotherschemeinhisheart,tobegetonetodefendagainstdestructiongodsandmenwhoeatbread。SohearosefromOlympusbynightponderingguileinthedeepofhisheart,andyearnedfortheloveofthewell—girdedwoman。QuicklyhecametoTyphaonium,andfromthereagainwiseZeuswentonandtrodthehighestpeakofPhicium（1）:therehesatandplannedmarvellousthingsinhisheart。SoinonenightZeussharedthebedandloveoftheneat—
ankleddaughterofElectyronandfulfilledhisdesire;andinthesamenightAmphitryon,gathererofthepeople,theglorioushero,cametohishousewhenhehadendedhisgreattask。Hehastenednottogotohisbondmenandshepherdsafield,butfirstwentinuntohiswife:suchdesiretookholdontheshepherdofthepeople。Andasamanwhohasescapedjoyfullyfrommisery,whetherofsorediseaseorcruelbondage,sothendidAmphitryon,whenhehadwoundupallhisheavytask,comegladandwelcometohishome。Andallnightlonghelaywithhismodestwife,delightinginthegiftsofgoldenAphrodite。Andshe,beingsubjectinlovetoagodandtoamanexceedinggoodly,broughtforthtwinsonsinseven—gatedThebe。Thoughtheywerebrothers,thesewerenotofonespirit;foronewasweakerbuttheotherafarbetterman,oneterribleandstrong,themightyHeracles。
HimshebarethroughtheembraceofthesonofCronoslordofdarkcloudsandtheother,Iphicles,ofAmphitryonthespear—
wielder——offspringdistinct,thisoneofunionwithamortalman,butthatotherofunionwithZeus,leaderofallthegods。
（ll。57—77）AndheslewCycnus,thegallantsonofAres。Forhefoundhiminthecloseoffar—shootingApollo,himandhisfatherAres,neversatedwithwar。Theirarmourshonelikeaflameofblazingfireastheytwostoodintheircar:theirswifthorsesstrucktheearthandpaweditwiththeirhoofs,andthedustroselikesmokeaboutthem,poundedbythechariotwheelsandthehorses\'hoofs,whilethewell—madechariotanditsrailsrattledaroundthemasthehorsesplunged。AndblamelessCycnuswasglad,forhelookedtoslaythewarlikesonofZeusandhischarioteerwiththesword,andtostripofftheirsplendidarmour。ButPhoebusApollowouldnotlistentohisvaunts,forhehimselfhadstirredupmightyHeraclesagainsthim。AndallthegroveandaltarofPagasaeanApolloflamedbecauseofthedreadgodandbecauseofhisarms;forhiseyesflashedaswithfire。WhatmortalmenwouldhavedaredtomeethimfacetofacesaveHeraclesandgloriousIolaus？Forgreatwastheirstrengthandunconquerablewerethearmswhichgrewfromtheirshouldersontheirstronglimbs。ThenHeraclesspaketohischarioteerstrongIolaus:
（ll。78—94）`OheroIolaus,bestbelovedofallmen,trulyAmphitryonsinneddeeplyagainsttheblessedgodswhodwellonOlympuswhenhecametosweet—crownedThebeandleftTiryns,thewell—builtcitadel,becauseheslewElectryonforthesakeofhiswide—brownedoxen。ThenhecametoCreonandlong—robedEniocha,whoreceivedhimkindlyandgavehimallfittingthings,asisduetosuppliants,andhonouredhimintheirheartsevenmore。
Andhelivedjoyfullywithhiswifetheneat—ankleddaughterofElectyron:andpresently,whiletheyearsrolledon,wewereborn,unlikeinbodyasinmind,evenyourfatherandI。FromhimZeustookawaysense,sothathelefthishomeandhisparentsandwenttodohonourtothewickedEurystheus——unhappyman！Deeplyindeeddidhegrieveafterwardsinbearingtheburdenofhisownmadfolly;butthatcannotbetakenback。Butonmefatelaidheavytasks。
（ll。95—101）`Yet,come,friend,quicklytakethered—dyedreinsoftheswifthorsesandraisehighcourageinyourheartandguidetheswiftchariotandstrongfleet—footedhorsesstraighton。Havenosecretfearatthenoiseofman—slayingAreswhonowragesshoutingabouttheholygroveofPhoebusApollo,thelordwhoshootsformafar。Surely,strongthoughhebe,heshallhaveenoughofwar。\'
（ll。102—114）AndblamelessIolausansweredhimagain:`Goodfriend,trulythefatherofmenandgodsgreatlyhonoursyourheadandthebull—likeEarth—Shakeralso,whokeepsThebe\'sveilofwallsandguardsthecity,——sogreatandstrongisthisfellowtheybringintoyourhandsthatyoumaywingreatglory。
Butcome,putonyourarmsofwarthatwithallspeedwemaybringthecarofAresandourowntogetherandfight;forheshallnotfrightenthedauntlesssonofZeus,noryetthesonofIphiclus:rather,IthinkhewillfleebeforethetwosonsofblamelessAlcideswhoarenearhimandeagertoraisethewarcryforbattle;forthistheylovebetterthanafeast。\'
（ll。115—117）Sohesaid。AndmightyHeracleswasgladinheartandsmiled,fortheother\'swordspleasedhimwell,andheansweredhimwithwingedwords:
（ll。118—121）`OheroIolaus,heaven—sprung,nowisroughbattlehardathand。But,asyouhaveshownyourskillatother—times,sonowalsowheelthegreatblack—manedhorseArionabouteveryway,andhelpmeasyoumaybeable。\'
（ll。122—138）Sohesaid,andputuponhislegsgreavesofshiningbronze,thesplendidgiftofHephaestus。Nexthefastenedabouthisbreastafinegoldenbreast—plate,curiouslywrought,whichPallasAthenethedaughterofZeushadgivenhimwhenfirsthewasabouttosetoutuponhisgrievouslabours。
Overhisshouldersthefiercewarriorputthesteelthatsavesmenfromdoom,andacrosshisbreastheslungbehindhimahollowquiver。Withinitweremanychillingarrows,dealersofdeathwhichmakesspeechforgotten:infronttheyhaddeath,andtrickledwithtears;theirshaftsweresmoothandverylong;andtheirbuttswerecoveredwithfeathersofabrowneagle。Andhetookhisstrongspear,pointedwithshiningbronze,andonhisvaliantheadsetawell—madehelmofadamant,cunninglywrought,whichfittedcloselyonthetemples;andthatguardedtheheadofgod—likeHeracles。
（ll。139—153）Inhishandshetookhisshield,allglittering:nooneeverbrokeitwithabloworcrushedit。Andawonderitwastosee;foritswholeorbwasa—shimmerwithenamelandwhiteivoryandelectrum,anditglowedwithshininggold;andtherewerezonesofcyanus（2）drawnuponit。InthecentrewasFearworkedinadamant,unspeakable,staringbackwardswitheyesthatglowedwithfire。Hismouthwasfullofteethinawhiterow,fearfulanddaunting,anduponhisgrimbrowhoveredfrightfulStrifewhoarraysthethrongofmen:pitilessshe,forshetookawaythemindandsensesofpoorwretcheswhomadewaragainstthesonofZeus。TheirsoulspassedbeneaththeearthandwentdownintothehouseofHades;buttheirbones,whentheskinisrottedaboutthem,crumbleawayonthedarkearthunderparchingSirius。
（ll。154—160）UpontheshieldPursuitandFlightwerewrought,andTumult,andPanic,andSlaughter。Strifealso,andUproarwerehurryingabout,anddeadlyFatewasthereholdingonemannewlywounded,andanotherunwounded;andone,whowasdead,shewasdraggingbythefeetthroughthetumult。Shehadonhershouldersagarmentredwiththebloodofmen,andterriblysheglaredandgnashedherteeth。
（ll。160—167）Andtherewereheadsofsnakesunspeakablyfrightful,twelveofthem;andtheyusedtofrightenthetribesofmenonearthwhosoevermadewaragainstthesonofZeus;fortheywouldclashtheirteethwhenAmphitryon\'ssonwasfighting:
andbrightlyshonethesewonderfulworks。Anditwasasthoughtherewerespotsuponthefrightfulsnakes:andtheirbacksweredarkblueandtheirjawswereblack。
（ll。168—177）Alsotherewereupontheshielddrovesofboarsandlionswhoglaredateachother,beingfuriousandeager:therowsofthemmovedontogether,andneithersidetrembledbutbothbristleduptheirmanes。Foralreadyagreatlionlaybetweenthemandtwoboars,oneoneitherside,bereftoflife,andtheirdarkbloodwasdrippingdownupontheground;theylaydeadwithnecksoutstretchedbeneaththegrimlions。Andbothsideswererousedstillmoretofightbecausetheywereangry,thefierceboarsandthebright—eyedlions。
（ll。178—190）AndtherewasthestrifeoftheLapithspearmengatheredroundtheprinceCaeneusandDryasandPeirithous,withHopleus,Exadius,Phalereus,andProlochus,MopsusthesonofAmpyceofTitaresia,ascionofAres,andTheseus,thesonofAegeus,likeuntothedeathlessgods。Thesewereofsilver,andhadarmourofgoldupontheirbodies。AndtheCentaursweregatheredagainstthemontheothersidewithPetraeusandAsbolusthediviner,Arctus,andUreus,andblack—hairedMimas,andthetwosonsofsilver,andtheyhadpinetreesofgoldintheirhands,andtheywererushingtogetherasthoughtheywerealiveandstrikingatoneanotherhandtohandwithspearsandwithpines。
（ll。191—196）Andontheshieldstoodthefleet—footedhorsesofgrimAresmadegold,anddeadlyAresthespoil—winnerhimself。
Heheldaspearinhishandsandwasurgingonthefootmen:hewasredwithbloodasifhewereslayinglivingmen,andhestoodinhischariot。BesidehimstoodFearandFlight,eagertoplungeamidstthefightingmen。
（ll。197—200）There,too,wasthedaughterofZeus,Tritogeneiawhodrivesthespoil（3）。Shewaslikeasifshewouldarrayabattle,withaspearinherhand,andagoldenhelmet,andtheaegisabouthershoulders。Andshewasgoingtowardstheawfulstrife。
（ll。201—206）Andtherewastheholycompanyofthedeathlessgods:andinthemidstthesonofZeusandLetoplayedsweetlyonagoldenlyre。Therealsowastheabodeofthegods,pureOlympus,andtheirassembly,andinfinitericheswerespreadaroundinthegathering,theMusesofPieriawerebeginningasonglikeclear—voicedsingers。
（ll。207—215）Andontheshieldwasaharbourwithasafehavenfromtheirresistiblesea,madeofrefinedtinwroughtinacircle,anditseemedtoheavewithwaves。Inthemiddleofitweremanydolphinsrushingthiswayandthat,fishing:andtheyseemedtobeswimming。Twodolphinsofsilverwerespoutinganddevouringthemutefishes。Andbeneaththemfishesorbronzeweretrembling。Andontheshoresatafishermanwatching:inhishandsheheldacastingnetforfish,andseemedasifabouttocastitforth。
（ll。216—237）There,too,wasthesonofrich—hairedDanae,thehorsemanPerseus:hisfeetdidnottouchtheshieldandyetwerenotfarfromit——verymarvelloustoremark,sincehewasnotsupportedanywhere;forsodidthefamousLameOnefashionhimofgoldwithhishands。Onhisfeethehadwingedsandals,andhisblack—sheathedswordwasslungacrosshisshouldersbyacross—
beltofbronze。Hewasflyingswiftasthought。Theheadofadreadfulmonster,theGorgon,coveredthebroadofhisback,andabagofsilver——amarveltosee——containedit:andfromthebagbrighttasselsofgoldhungdown。Upontheheadoftheherolaythedreadcap（4）ofHadeswhichhadtheawfulgloomofnight。Perseushimself,thesonofDanae,wasatfullstretch,likeonewhohurriesandshudderswithhorror。AndafterhimrushedtheGorgons,unapproachableandunspeakable,longingtoseizehim:astheytroduponthepaleadamant,theshieldrangsharpandclearwithaloudclanging。Twoserpentshungdownattheirgirdleswithheadscurvedforward:theirtongueswereflickering,andtheirteethgnashingwithfury,andtheireyesglaringfiercely。AndupontheawfulheadsoftheGorgonsgreatFearwasquaking。
（ll。237—270）Andbeyondthesethereweremenfightinginwarlikeharness,somedefendingtheirowntownandparentsfromdestruction,andotherseagertosackit;manylaydead,butthegreaternumberstillstroveandfought。Thewomenonwell—builttowersofbronzewerecryingshrillyandtearingtheircheekslikelivingbeings——theworkoffamousHephaestus。Andthemenwhowereeldersandonwhomagehadlaidholdwerealltogetheroutsidethegates,andwereholdinguptheirhandstotheblessedgods,fearingfortheirownsons。Buttheseagainwereengagedibbattle:andbehindthemtheduskyFates,gnashingtheirwhitefangs,lowering,grim,bloody,andunapproachable,struggledforthosewhowerefalling,fortheyallwerelongingtodrinkdarkblood。Sosoonastheycaughtamanoverthrownorfallingnewlywounded,oneofthemwouldclasphergreatclawsabouthim,andhissoulwouldgodowntoHadestochillyTartarus。Andwhentheyhadsatisfiedtheirsoulswithhumanblood,theywouldcastthatonebehindthem,andrushbackagainintothetumultandthefray。ClothoandLachesiswereoverthemandAtroposlesstallthanthey,agoddessofnogreatframe,yetsuperiortotheothersandtheeldestofthem。Andtheyallmadeafiercefightoveronepoorwretch,glaringevillyatoneanotherwithfuriouseyesandfightingequallywithclawsandhands。BythemstoodDarknessofDeath,mournfulandfearful,pale,shrivelled,shrunkwithhunger,swollen—kneed。Longnailstippedherhands,andshedribbledatthenose,andfromhercheeksblooddrippeddowntotheground。Shestoodleeringhideously,andmuchdustsoddenwithtearslayuponhershoulders。
（ll。270—285）Next,therewasacityofmenwithgoodlytowers;
andsevengatesofgold,fittedtothelintels,guardedit。Themenweremakingmerrywithfestivitiesanddances;somewerebringinghomeabridetoherhusbandonawell—wheeledcar,whilethebridal—songswelledhigh,andtheglowofblazingtorchesheldbyhandmaidensrolledinwavesafar。Andthesemaidenswentbefore,delightinginthefestival;andafterthemcamefrolicsomechoirs,theyouthssingingsoft—mouthedtothesoundofshrillpipes,whiletheechowasshiveredaroundthem,andthegirlsledonthelovelydancetothesoundoflyres。Thenagainontheothersidewasaroutofyoungmenrevelling,withflutesplaying;somefrolickingwithdanceandsong,andothersweregoingforwardintimewithafluteplayerandlaughing。Thewholetownwasfilledwithmirthanddanceandfestivity。