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The smell that came from those beasts of the sea afflicted us, and it was then that our adventure became terrible. We could not have endured it if Eidothëe had not helped us in this also. She took ambrosia and set it beneath each man's nostril, so that what came to us was not the smell of the sea-beasts but a divine savour. Then the nymph went back to the sea.
There the gods held me twenty days, nor did the sea-winds ever show their breath, they that serve to waft ships over the broad back of the sea. And now would all our corn have been spent, and likewise the strength of the men, except some goddess had taken pity on me and saved me, Eidothee, daughter of mighty Proteus, the ancient one of the sea.
There I was held, day after day, by the will of the gods. Our provision of corn was spent and my men were in danger of perishing of hunger. Then one day while my companions were striving desperately to get fish out of the sea, I met on the shore one who had pity for our plight. 'She was an immortal, Eidothëe, a daughter of the Ancient One of the Sea.
'Now as soon as the dawn had come I walked by the sea-shore and with me came the three that I trusted above all my companions. The daughter of the Ancient One of the Sea, Eidothëe, came to us. In her arms she had the skins of seals newly-slain, one for each of us. And at the cave where the seals lay she scooped holes in the sand and bade us lie there, covering ourselves with the skins.
But I will show you how you and certain of your companions may be near without the Ancient One of the Sea being aware of your presence. Take three of your men the three you trust above all the others and as soon as it is dawn to-morrow meet me by the edge of the sea." 'So saying the nymph Eidothëe plunged into the sea and I went from that place anxious, but with hope in my heart.
Moreover, he can declare to you what happened to the heroes you have been separated from, and what has taken place in your own hall." 'Then said I to that kind nymph Eidothëe, "Show me how I may take by an ambush your immortal father, the Ancient One of the Sea." 'Said Eidothëe, "My father, Proteus, comes out of the sea when the sun is highest in the heavens.
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