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THE VOYAGE TO PYLOS.
[ODYSSEY

the wind, the ship flew through the deep blue water, and the foam hissed against her bows as she sped onward. Then they made all fast throughout the ship, filled the mixing bowls to the brim, and made drink offerings to the immortal gods that are from everlasting, but more particularly to the grey-eyed daughter of Jove.

434Thus, then, the ship sped on her way through the watches of the night from dark till dawn,