sful attack on Olympus, abode of the
gods)

3 (Where proud Enceladus, whose wide nostrils burnt

Enceladus > (One of the Giants; traditionally, he was killed by
Jupiter and buried under Mount Etna, whence he still breathes
fire. In _Myth._ 6.21 it is Minerva who kills him)

4 With breathed flames, like a furnace red,
5 Transfixed with the spear, down tumbled dead
6 From top of Haemus, by him heaped high),

Haemus > (The Balkan Haemi are a lofty range of mountains separating
Thrace and Moesia. Spenser's source for this detail is not
known; Jupiter killed Typhoeus on Mount Haemus)

7 Has loosed her helmet from her lofty head,

Has > [Who has, when she has]

8 And her Gorgonian shield begins to untie

Gorgonian shield > (The Gorgons were three terrifying females with
serpents for hair, wings, brazen claws, and huge teeth. One of
them, Medusa, was a mortal. According to most accounts, Medusa
desecrated one of Minerva's temples and the goddess turned her
into a Gorgon in punishment. Medusa's visage became so horrible
that anyone who saw it was turned to stone. Perseus managed to
kill her (using a mirror so that he did not have to look at her
directly); and afterwards Minerva placed Medusa's head in the
centre of her shield or breastplate. See _Met._ 4.790-803)

9 From her left arm, to rest in glorious victory.

309.23

Which whenas they beheld, they smitten were
2 With great amazement of so wondrous sight,
And each on other, and they all on her
4 Stood gazing, as if suddein great affright
Had them surprised. At last auizing right,
6 Her goodly personage and glorious hew,
Which they so much mistooke, they tooke delight
8 In their first errour, and yet still anew
With wonder of her beauty fed their hungry vew.

1 Which when they beheld, they smitten were
2 With great amazement of so wondrous sight,

of so > by such a

3 And each on other, and they all on her,
4 Stood gazing, as if sudden great affright

affright > terror

5 Had them surprised. At last, advising right

advising right > perceiving correctly

6 Her goodly personage and glorious hue,

goodly > beautiful
personage > {The body and appearance as distinct from the clothing}
hue > colour, _hence:_ complexion; _also:_ form, shape, _hence:_
figure

7 Which they so much mistook, they took delight
8 In their first error, and yet still anew
9 With wonder of