Crossing the straits of Athamantid Helle,[[12]]

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On raft by ropes secured,

And thrown his path, compact of many a vessel,

As yoke upon the neck of mighty ocean.

Antistrophe I

Of populous Asia thus the mighty ruler

'Gainst all the land his God-sent host directeth

In two divisions, both by land and water,

Trusting the chieftains stern,