Endures those ills from which he others saved;
And Lycus rules the Thebes of Hercules!
But not for long; he soon will come again,275
And punish all the wrongs; he suddenly
Will to the upper world emerge; a way
He'll find—or make. Oh, come unharmed, I pray;
As victor come at last unto thy home
Which now in ruins lies. O husband, come,
With thy strong hand break through the shades of hell.280
And if no way is open, if the road