Minerva on the bounding prow
Of Athens stood, and with the thunder’s voice
Denounced her terrors on their impious heads [the Persians].
And shook her burning ægis. Xerxes saw
From Heracle´um on the mountain’s height,
Throned in her golden ear, he knew the sign
Celestial, felt unrighteous hope forsake
His faltering heart, and turned his face with shame.
Akenside, Hymn to the Naiads (1767).
Xime´na, daughter of Count de Gormez. The count was slain by the Cid for insulting his father. Four times Ximēna demanded vengeance of the king; but the king, perceiving that the Cid was in love with her, delayed vengeance, and ultimately she married him.