Now  the  lord,  the  shaker  of  the  earth,  on  his  way  from  \  T<>^^^  ^
the  Ethiopians  espied  him  afar  off  from  the  mountains
of  the  Solymi :  even  thence  he  saw  Odysseus  as  he  sailed
over  the  deep;  and  he  was  yet  more  angered  in  spirit,  and
wagging  his  head  he  communed  with  his  own  heart.  *  Lo  I
now,  it  must  be  that  the  gods  at  the  last  have  changed  their
purpose  concerning  Odysseus,  while  I  was  away  among  the
Ethiopians.  And  now  he  is  nigh  to  the  Phaeacian  land,
where  it  is  ordained  that  he  escape  the  great  issues  of  the
woe  which  hath  come  upon  him.  But,  methinks,  that  even
yet  I  will  drive  him  far  enough  in  the  path  of  suffering.'

With  that  he  gathered  the  clouds  and  troubled  the  waters
of  the  deepj(  grasping  his  trident  in  his  hands ;  and  he  roused
all  storms  of  all  manner  of  winds,  and  shrouded  in  clouds  the
land  and  sea  :  and  down  sped  night  from  heaven.  The  East
Wind  and  the  South  Wind  clashed,  and  the  stormy  West,
and  the  North,  that  is  born  in  the  bright  air,  rolling  onward
a  great  wave.  Then  were  the  knees  of  Odysseus  loosened
and  his  heart  melted,  and  heavily  he  spake  to  his  own  great
spirit:.
