scindentem nubes frangentemque ardua montis spectarunt superi longisque ab origine saeclis intemerata gradu magna vi saxa domantem.
he was a sight for the gods as he cleft the clouds, mastered the steep ascent, and with main force tamed the rocks that no foot had ever trodden during the long ages that followed their birth.
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