ἀλλά οἱ εὐχωλέων οὐκ ἔκλυε Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων:
αὐτὸς γάρ οἱ ἐπῶρσε βίην Ἡρακληείην.
πᾶν δ᾽ ἄλσος καὶ βωμὸς Ἀπόλλωνος Παγασαίου
λάμπεν ὑπὸ δεινοῖο θεοῦ τευχέων τε καὶ αὐτοῦ:
πῦρ δ᾽ ὣς ὀφθαλμῶν ἀπελάμπετο. τίς κεν ἐκείνου
ἔτλη θνητὸς ἐὼν κατεναντίον ὁρμηθῆναι
πλήν γ᾽ Ἡρακλῆος καὶ κυδαλίμου Ἰολάου;
κείνων γὰρ μεγάλη τε βίη καὶ χεῖρες ἄαπτοι
ἐξ ὤμων ἐπέφυκον ἐπὶ στιβαροῖσι μέλεσσιν.
ὅς ῥα τόθ᾽ ἡνίοχον προσέφη κρατερὸν Ἰόλαον:
68-77 But Phoebus Apollo would not listen to his vaunts, for he himself had stirred up mighty Heracles against him. And all the grove and altar of Pagasaean Apollo flamed because of the dread god and because of his arms; for his eyes flashed as with fire. What mortal men would have dared to meet him face to face save Heracles and glorious Iolaus? For great was their strength and unconquerable were the arms which grew from their shoulders on their strong limbs. Then Heracles spake to his charioteer strong Iolaus:
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Introduction
