δεινὸν δερκομένη καναχῇσί τε βεβρυχυῖα.
ἐν δ᾽ ὀφίων κεφαλαὶ δεινῶν ἔσαν, οὔ τι φατειῶν,
δώδεκα, ταὶ φοβέεσκον ἐπὶ χθονὶ φῦλ᾽ ἀνθρώπων,
οἵ τινες ἀντιβίην πόλεμον Διὸς υἷι φέροιεν:
τῶν καὶ ὀδόντων μὲν καναχὴ πέλεν, εὖτε μάχοιτο
Ἀμφιτρυωνιάδης, τὰ δ᾽ ἐδαίετο θαυματὰ ἔργα.
στίγματα δ᾽ ὣς ἐπέφαντο ἰδεῖν δεινοῖσι δράκουσιν:
κυάνεοι κατὰ νῶτα, μελάνθησαν δὲ γένεια.
160-167 And there were heads of snakes unspeakably frightful, twelve of them; and they used to frighten the tribes of men on earth whosoever made war against the son of Zeus; for they would clash their teeth when Amphitryon’s son was fighting: and brightly shone these wonderful works. And it was as though there were spots upon the frightful snakes: and their backs were dark blue and their jaws were black.
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Introduction
