He also checked his feet, the star,
Which hails the dawn, but glows as oft820
In the evening sky; and he marveled that he
Should be called Hesperus. 'Tis said that Aurora
Roused to her wonted task, but again
Sank back to her sleep on the breast of Tithonus:
For long must the night be, and tardy the morning,
That waits for the birth of a hero divine.825
The swift-whirling vault of the sky stood still
To greet thee, O youth to the heavens appointed.