Though she with words very many, and wiles close-woven entreat him.
But I will tell thee this truth: and clinch it with steel adamantine:
That when all else shall be taken—all that the boundary of Cecrops holdeth within,
A bulwark of wood—this Zeus will grant to Athena the goddess,
Sole to remain, a defense to you and your children.
“Salamis, thou the divine!
Thou shalt cause the sons of women to perish.”
She began to sway, holding her hands still above her, repeating, “Salamis, thou the divine.” Then mumbling at nothing.
Surely now the god would strike her. This greatest of all sins upon her—— He must strike her.
She crouched, as if avoiding a blow.