And here, where ends the long Ionian sea,[8]610
Across the narrows from Abydos stands
The Thracian Sestos. Farther to the east,
With safe and numerous harbors, lies the land
Of Lycia. There realms seek with thy sword;
Against these peoples let Adrastus fight,
And to thy sceptered hand deliver them.615
Consider that thy father still is king
Within this realm of Thebes. Far better, then,
Than such returns as this will exile seem.