The first he met, Antiphates the brave,
(But base-begotten on a Theban slave—
Sarpedon's son) he slew: the deadly dart
Found passage through his breast, and pierced his heart.
Fixed in the wound the Italian cornel stood,
Warmed in his lungs, and in his vital blood.
}
{ Aphidnus next, and Erymanthus dies,
{ And Meropes, and the gigantic size
{ Of Bitias, threatening with his ardent eyes.