Note 3 — ACHILLES TATIUS,
Rowland Smith translation
ἐπὶ τρίτον ζωστῆρα—to the third wale. The wales are strong planks extending along a ship's side through the whole length at different heights, serving to strengthen the decks and form the curves. A passage in the Cyclops of Euripides may illustrate the above—
γάνυμας δὲ δαιτὸς ἤβης, σκάφος ὁλκὰς ὥς γεμισθεὶς ποτὶ σέλμα γαστρὸς ἂκρας.—Cyclops. 503.