now zues the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships, and driving veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. The bows went plunging at the gust: sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death and fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled tor the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore worn out and sick at heart, tasting our grief, until a third Dawn came with ringlets shining. what does this excerp most suppest about the beliefs of the ancient greeks?
