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THEBAID, IV. 837–843

can overcome thee or destroy. Thee neither Ladon, Apollo’s river, shall surpass, nor either Xanthus,[1] nor threatening Spercheus, nor Lycormas[2] of Centaur’s fame; thee will I celebrate in peace, thee beneath the very cloud of war, and at the festal banquet, ay, honour thee next to Jove himself—so but thou gladly receive our triumphing arms, and again be pleased to give the welcome of thy streams to our tired warriors, and recognize of thy grace the host thou once didst save.”

  1. ↑ i.e., in the Troad or in Lycia.
  2. ↑ A river in Aetolia. As there is no known connexion between the river and any Centaur, the epithet may mean “Centaur-like,” i.e., as furious as a Centaur.

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