Then the ships were driven headlong, and their sails were torn to shreds by the violence of the wind.
αἱ μὲν ἔπειτ' ἐφέροντ' ἐπικάρσιαι , ἱστία δέ σφιν τριχθά τε καὶ τετραχθὰ διέσχισεν ἲς ἀνέμοιο .
ὁ μέν ἔπειτα φέρω ἐπικάρσιος , ἱστίον δέ σφεῖς τριχθά τε καί τετραχθά διασχίζω ἴς ἄνεμος .