carries off from the stalls four bulls of goodly form, and
heifers no fewer of surpassing beauty. And these, that
they might leave no traces by their forward motion, he 15
dragged by the tail to his cave, haled them with reversed
footprints to tell the story, and so concealed them in the
dark rocky den. Thus the seeker found no traces to lead
him to the cavern. Meantime, when Amphitryon’s son
was at last removing from their stalls his feasted herds 20
and preparing to quit the country, the oxen gave a farewell
low, filling the whole woodland with their plainings,