Of the startled birds, shrill-throated
Tenants of the sky;
And the late-chastising Fury[n8]
Sent from above to track the spoiler,
Hovers vengeful nigh.
Thus great Jove, the high protector
Of the hospitable laws,[n9]
’Gainst Alexander sends the Atridans,
Harnessed in a woman’s cause,
The many-lorded fair.