She therefore began to reascend the 'mountain,' as she called the hill, making signs to me to follow.

"It was almost impossible for me to reascend the river because of the dry banks and the strong currents which would have put my boats in danger.

When now the god his fury had allayed, And taken vengeance of the stubborn maid, From where the bright Athenian turrets rise He mounts aloft, and reascends the skies.