The Victory Odes, Line 4: They come to the Phasis
Pythian 4, lines 211–213. The Argo has passed the Clashing Rocks and reaches Colchis, at the far end of the Black Sea.
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ἐςestoΦᾶσινPhâsinthe Phasisδʼd’andἔπειτενépeitenthenἤλυθονḗlythonthey came·ἔνθαénthathereκελαινώπεσσιkelainṓpessidark-facedΚόλχοισινKólchoisinColchiansβίανbíanstrengthμῖξανmîxanthey matchedΑἰήτᾳAiḗtaiAeetesπαρʼpar’beforeαὐτῷautôihimself.
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- 4.211 They come to the Phasis. And then they came to the Phasis, and there, before Aeetes himself, they matched…
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- 4.224 The plough and the bulls of fire. But when Aeetes had set down in their midst the adamantine plough and the…
- 4.232 Jason at the plough. So, when he had spoken, Jason threw off his saffron robe and, trusting in…
- 4.239 The fleece and the serpent. His companions reached out friendly hands to the mighty man, crowned him with garlands…
- 4.247 The short path. It is a long way for me to travel by the highway, for the…
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