Hippodameia, the glorious daughter + 

Of the Lord of Pisa, a prize for him + 

Who could win her. Alone by the surf-white water + 

Of the sea he stood in the darkness dim. + 

To the Thunder-voiced he cried o’er the wave, + 

To the Lord of the Trident mighty to save: + 

And lo, at his side did the God appear. + 

And “O Poseidon,” he spake imploring, + 

“If the gifts of the Cyprian Queen’s outpouring + 

To thy spirit, O King, be in any wise dear, + 

His bronze lance let not Oenomaus lift + 

To mine hurt, but cause me to Elis to ride + 

On a god-given chariot passing swift: + 

There throne thou me by victory’s side. + 

For lovers by that spear merciless-slaying + 

Have died thirteen, and he still is delaying + 

To bestow his child as a bride. + 