while the men loosed the stern cables and themselves stepped on board, and sat down upon the benches.
τοὶ δὲ πρυμνήσι' ἔλυσαν , ἂν δὲ καὶ αὐτοὶ βάντες ἐπὶ κληῖσι καθῖζον .
ὁ δέ πρυμνήσιος λύω , ἀνά δέ καί αὐτός βαίνω ἐπί κλείς καθίζω .