Where islands twain, the Brygêïan Isles of Artemis, lie. {330}
Now it fell that in one of these a hallowed temple stood;
In the other the heroes, avoiding Absyrtus’ multitude
Landed, seeing the foe had left those twin isles void
Of their host, for awe of the Daughter of Zeus; but all beside,
Thronged with the Kolchian men, barred every seaward way.
Yea, too, of their host upon other isles hard by left they
Which betwixt the Nestian land and Salanko the river lay.
There, being few against many, that day had the Minyan men
Yielded in that grim fight to their foes: howbeit ere then