Yet  even  so  do  ye  draw  forth  the  ships  from  the  abyss,
with  their  sailors  that  looked  immediately  to  die ;  and  instantly
the  winds  are  still,  and  there  is  an  oily  calm  along  the  sea,  and
the  clouds  flee  apart,  this  way  and  that,  also  the  Bears  appear,
and  in  the  midst,  dimly  seen,  the  Asses'  manger,  declaring  that
all  is  smooth  for  sailing.
O  ye  twain  that  aid  all  mortals,  O  beloved  pair,  ye  knights,
ye  harpers,  ye  wrestlers,  ye  minstrels,  of  Castor,  or  of  Poly-
deuces first  shall  I  begin  to  sing?  Of  both  of  you  will  I  make
my  hymn,  but  first  will  I  sing  of  Polydeuces.
Even  already  had  Argo  fled  forth  from  the  Clashing
Rocks,  and  the  dread  jaws  of  snowy  Pontus,  and  was  come
to  the  land  of  the  Bebryces,  with  her  crew,  dear  children  of  the
gods.  There  all  the  heroes  disembarked,  down  one  ladder,
from  both  sides  of  the  ship  of  lason.  When  they  had  landed
on  the  deep  seashore  and  a  sea-bank  sheltered  from  the  wind,


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they  strewed  their  beds,  and  their  hands  were  busy  with
firewood.
Then  Castor  of  the  swift  steeds,  and  swart  Poly  deuces,
these  twain  went  wandering  alone,  apart  from  their  fellows,
and  marvelling  at  all  the  various  wildwood  on  the  mountain.
