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and the companions of the fisher pull at his body 

 rent in twain, a pitiful sight to see, still yearning for 

 ship and shipmates. And they in sorrow speedily 

 leave those waters and their mournful labour and 

 return to land, weeping over the remains of their 

 unhappy comrade. 



So much I know, O Wielder of the Sceptre, 

 nursling of the gods, of the works of the sea. But 

 for thee may thy ships be steered free from harm, 

 sped by gentle winds and fair ; and always for thee 

 may the sea teem with fish ; and may Poseidon, 

 Lord of Safety," guard and keep unshaken the nether 

 foundations which hold the roots of Earth. 



fiiv Kep3yos JlofffiSwv Si ' AffipdXeios ; Aristoph. jieh. 682 oh 

 HoffeidCiv 'A(r^d\ei6s icriv i) ^aKTijpia; Suid. *. Taivafyov' . . . 

 Iv0a Kai noffeiSwvos Upov 'A.a(pa\€ioi> and *. 'AatpaXios' Ilo<reidwv 

 'Aff<l>d\toi pi^ovxa defjieiXia yepde (pvKiacwv TeXeirraloj oitoj rov 

 € tQ)v ' A.\i.fVTi.K(av 'OxTtaj'oP. 



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