You may take my word for it; I shall be with you again. I have the wherewithal to pay abundantly for my ransom.

Oh, indeed? Come, tell us all about it.

You know Thetis— But no; the secret is best kept. Ransom and reward depend upon it.

Well, you know best. Now, Hephaestus, we must be going; see, here comes the eagle.—Bear a brave heart, Prometheus; and all speed to your Theban archer, who is to set a term to this creature’s activity.