Or own thy might, by thee subdued.”

Pleased with the grateful honours paid,

The godlike dame their words obeyed,

Clad in a shape of terror she

Sprang from the middle of the sea,

And, with fierce accents that appalled

All creatures, to the Vánar called:

“Come, prince of Vánars, doomed to be

My food this day by heaven's decree.

Such boon from ages long ago