Our oars, indeed, and our timbered ship, bound with yellow ropeUndergirding ropes (ὑποζώματα) to brace a ship’s sides. Cp. l. 441. to withstand the sea, sped me on by help of favoring winds, unharmed by all tempests; nor have I reason for complaint. But may the all-seeing Fatherestablish a kindly issue in due time—

Chorus That the mighty race of our honorable mother escape the embrace of man (ah me), unwedded, unvanquished.

ChorusAnd may Zeus’ pure daughter, she who holds securely the sacred wall, willingly, meeting my will, look upon me; and, grieved at our pursuit, come with all her might, a virgin to a virgin’s aid,