Distinct: nor wonder: this of mortal man,

That of imperial Jove. The same who slew

The lofty-minded Cygnus, child of Mars.

For in the grove of the far-darting god

He found him: and insatiable of war

His father Mars beside. Both bright in arms,

Bright as the sheen of burning flame, they stood

On their high chariot; and the horses fleet

Trampled the ground with rending hoofs: around

In parted circle smoked the cloudy dust,