Where gloomed the forest-solitudes around her + 

She grappled a fierce lion once in fight + 

Spearless. Then He of the far arrow-flight, + 

Apollo, God of the wide quiver, found her. + 

Straightway amazement-stricken did he cry on + 

Cheiron, whose rocky hall was hard thereby: + 

“Leave thou thine hallowed cave, O Philyra’s scion; + 

Gaze on the mighty strength with wondering eye + 

Of yonder woman, how with brow undaunted + 

She wages conflict grim! Not terror-haunted + 

Her spirit is in peril’s tempest-rush: + 

Her iron heart no weight of toil can crush! + 

What sire begat a child so lion-hearted? + 

From what strong kindred is she exile-parted, + 