like Ares, man's death,

and Naubolides, best in shape,

of all first in size:

Phaekous, seas' thunderbolt—

ah, crash on crash of great names—

man-tamer, man's-help, perfect Laodamos:

and last the sons of great Alkinoos,

Laodamos, Halios and god-like Clytomeos.

Of all nations, of all cities,

of all continents,

she is favoured among the rest,

for she gives men as great as the sea,

valorous to the fight,

to battle against the elements and evil:

greater even than the sea,

they live beyond wrack and death of cities,

and each god-like name spoken

is as a shrine in a godless place.

But to name you,

we reverent are breathless,

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