|182 … αἴ κ᾿ ἐλεήσῃ |183 μηδ᾿ ἥμιν περίμηκες ὄρος πόλει ἀμφικαλύψῃ
|182 … in hopes that he [Poseidon] will take pity |183 and will not make the tall mountain envelop our city.
The hope, Alkinoos says here, is that Poseidon may still take pity and stop his plan.