By this my bow must it be captured. Then,
(Give heed to this,) when ye the land lay waste,1440
Shew all religious reverence to the Gods;
For all things else our father Zeus counts less;
[Religion e'en in death abides with men;
Die they or live, it does not pass away.]
Phil. Ο thou, who utterest voice,
By me long yearnèd for,
Who now at length art seen,
I will not to thy words rebellious prove.
Neop. I too give my assent.
Hera. Delay not now to act;
For time and wind press on,1450
And speed you on your way.
Phil. Come, then, I leave this isle,
And speak my parting words:
Farewell, Ο roof, long time
My one true guard and friend;
And ye, Ο nymphs that sport
In waters or in fields;
Strong roar of waves that break
On jutting promontory,
Where oft my head was wet,
(Though hid in far recess,)
With blasts of stormy South;
And oft the mount that bears
The name of Hermes[1] gave
Its hollow, loud lament,1460
Echoing my stormy woe;
And now, ye streams and fount,
Lykian, where haunt the wolves,
We leave you, leave you now,
- ↑ Hermes, as one of the Cabeiri, the special deities of Lemnos and Imbros.
