The stoutest warrior holds his breath,
And looks as on the face of death.
CONINGTON, _AEneid_, BOOK I.

Filled with terror, AEneas bewailed his unhappy fate, and lamented
that it had not been his lot to fall with those

Who died at Troy like valiant men
E'en in their parents' view.

But the storm increased in fury. Three of his ships were dashed
against hidden rocks, while before his eyes one went down with all its
crew.

And here and there above the waves were seen
Arms, pictures, precious goods and floating men.
DRYDEN, _AEneid_, BOOK I.

Meantime the roaring of wind and waves had reached the ears of
Neptune, in his coral palace beneath the sea. Neptune was one of the
gods who were friendly to AEneas, and so when he raised his head above
the waters, and beheld the ships scattered about and the hero himself
in deep distress, the ocean king was very angry. Instantly he summoned
the winds before him, and sternly rebuked them for daring to cause
such disturbance in his dominions without his authority. Then he
ordered them to depart forthwith to their caverns, and tell their
master that not to him belonged the kingdom of the sea.

"Back to your master instant flee,
And tell him, not to him but me