Thrace feared his war,
And the islanded cities of Strymon the river
Cowered at the clang of his sounding quiver.
ANTISTROPHE II.
And cities of power,
Girt with wall and with tower,
Far inland away from the frith and the bay,
Rejoiced in his sway;
The proud roofs that gleam
O’er Helle’s broad stream,