δι' ἐρημίας πολεμίων πορευόμενος → he marched on without finding any enemy, his route lay through a country bare of enemies
poét. c. μυθῇ, 2ᵉ sg. de μυθέομαι.
μῡθέαι: и μῡθεῖαι эп. 2 л. sing. praes. med. к μυθέω.