And Hermes with good reason pairs them off;

For man with man will fight as enemy,

And on their shields they'll bring opposing Gods;

For this man beareth Typhon, breathing fire,

And on Hyperbios' shield sits father Zeus,

Full firm, with burning thunderbolt in hand;

And never yet has man seen Zeus, I trow,

O'ercome. Such then the favour of the Gods,

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We with the winners, they with losers are:[[102]]