The trees shed abundant fruit, and round their feet the earth of its own accord put forth flowers from the tender grass.

And the beasts of the wild wood left their lairs and thickets and came up fawning on them with their tails.
And she caused yet another marvel; for hitherto there was no flow of water on Dindymum, but then for them an unceasing stream gushed forth from the thirsty peak just as it was, and the dwellers around in after times called that stream, the spring of Jason.

And then they made a feast in honour of the goddess on the Mount of Bears, singing the praises of Rhea most venerable; but at dawn the winds had ceased and they rowed away from the island.
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1153-1171) Thereupon a spirit of contention stirred each chieftain, who should be the last to leave his oar.

For all around the windless air smoothed the swirling waves and lulled the sea to rest.