He had no need to go on board swift-faring ships, which serve men as horses of the deep, and cross over the wide waters of the sea.
οὐ δέ τί μιν χρεὼ νηῶν ὠκυπόρων ἐπιβαινέμεν , αἵ θ' ἁλὸς ἵπποι ἀνδράσι γίγνονται , περόωσι δὲ πουλὺν ἐφ' ὑγρήν . [0]
οὐ δέ τις μιν χρεώ ναῦς ὠκύπορος ἐπιβαίνω , ὅς τε ἅλς1 ἵππος ἀνήρ γίγνομαι , περάω δέ πολύς ἐπί ὑγρός .