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And from thence o’er the Black Sea’s depths unfathomed they sped with the oar,

To leftward keeping the land of Thrace, and to rightward the shore

Of Imbros overagainst it; and, even as sank the sun,

Unto the long sea-foreland of Chersonese they won.

There did the strong swift south-wind blow, and the sail they spread

To the breeze, and into the outward-rushing waters they sped

Of Athamas’ daughter: and lo, astern with the morning light

The outsea lay, and along Rhœteion’s beach in the night

They coasted, and still on their right the land Idaean lay.{930}

And they left Dardania behind, and Abydos-ward steered they.

By Perkotê in that same night, and Abarnis’ stretches of sand

Onward they glided, and past Pityeia the hallowed land.

And the selfsame night, as with sails and with oars sped Argo on,

Through the sea-gorge darkly-swirling of Hellespont they won.

Now within the Propontis an island there is, both high and steep;

Short space from the corn-blest Phrygian land doth it rise from the deep