There was an ocean above us, held in by a thin sac that might rupture and let down a flood at any second.
Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters,and prayed to them,and washed your hands in the pale enchanting water.
Hesiod: The Works and Days/Theogony/The Shield of Herakles
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Never wade through the pretty ripples of perpetually flowing rivers, until you have looked at their lovely waters,and prayed to them,and washed your hands in the pale enchanting water.
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