Graium ex more decus: primus Pisaea per arva hunc pius Alcides Pelopi certavit honorem pulvereumque fera crinem detersit oliva; proxima vipereo celebratur libera nexu Phocis, Apollineae bellum puerile pharetrae; mox circum tristes servata Palaemonis aras nigra superstitio, quotiens animosa resumit Leucothea gemitus et amica ad litora festa tempestate venit: planctu conclamat uterque Isthmos, Echioniae responsant flebile Thebae.
a festival according to Greek custom. Pious Alcides first began this honour for Pelops in Pisas fields  and brushed his dusty hair with wild olive.  Next was Phocis celebrated free of the serpents bond, the boyhood battle of Apollos quiver.  After that came a black cult observed at Palaemons gloomy altars as often as brave Leucothea renews her lamentations and returns to the friendly shore at festival time; Isthmos on either side is loud with mourning and Echionian Thebes makes tearful response.
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