[385] The witch.
[386] From which he suffers through the witches.
[387] The identification of the many herbs mentioned in the texts is as yet impossible. The subject awaits investigation at the hands of one versed in botanical lore.
[388] I.e., be ineffective.
[389] I.e., the gods presiding over the watches.
[390] Her words dissolve like wax and honey.
[391] Supposed to be situated at the northern point of the heavens.
[392] The vault of heaven was pictured as having two gates.
[393] So that the witch cannot leave her habitation.
[394] With the order 'to cast the lock,' etc.