ἐν δὲ λιμὴν ἐύορμος ἀμαιμακέτοιο θαλάσσης
κυκλοτερὴς ἐτέτυκτο πανέφθου κασσιτέροιο
κλυζομένῳ ἴκελος: πολλοί γε μὲν ἂμ μέσον αὐτοῦ
δελφῖνες τῇ καὶ τῇ ἐθύνεον ἰχθυάοντες
νηχομένοις ἴκελοι: δοιὼ δ᾽ ἀναφυσιόωντες
ἀργύρεοι δελφῖνες ἐθοινῶντ᾽ ἔλλοπας ἰχθῦς.
τῶν δ᾽ ὕπο χάλκειοι τρέον ἰχθύες: αὐτὰρ ἐπ᾽ ἀκταῖς
ἧστο ἀνὴρ ἁλιεὺς δεδοκημένος: εἶχε δὲ χερσὶν
ἰχθύσιν ἀμφίβληστρον ἀπορρίψοντι ἐοικώς.
207-215 And on the shield was a harbour with a safe haven from the irresistible sea, made of refined tin wrought in a circle, and it seemed to heave with waves. In the middle of it were many dolphins rushing this way and that, fishing: and they seemed to be swimming. Two dolphins of silver were spouting and devouring the mute fishes. And beneath them fishes of bronze were trembling. And on the shore sat a fisherman watching: in his hands he held a casting net for fish, and seemed as if about to cast it forth.
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Introduction
