σὺν ὀρθαῖς . . . ἐρειδομένα: The great oak forms a beam, which, stayed by the help of the upright columns, bears up the weight of the building. According to some, the beam is horizontal; according to others, it, too, is an ὀρθὰ κίων, and the κίονες δεσπόσυναι its fellows.
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