ὡς ἔφαθ': οἱδ' ἐχάρησαν Ἀχαιοί τε Τρῶές τε
ἐλπόμενοι παύσασθαι ὀϊζυροῦ πολέμοιο:
καί ῥ' ἵππους μὲν ἔρυξαν ἐπὶ στίχας: ἐκ δ' ἔβαν αὐτοί:
τεύχεά τ' ἐξεδύοντο: τὰ μὲν κατέθεντ' ἐπὶ γαίῃ
πλησίον ἀλλήλων: ὀλίγη δ' ἦν ἀμφὶς ἄρουρα:
Ἕκτωρ δὲ προτὶ ἄστυ δύω κήρυκας ἔπεμπε
καρπαλίμως: ἄρνάς τε φέρειν Πρίαμόν τε καλέσσαι:
αὐτὰρ ὃ Ταλθύβιον προΐει κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων
νῆας ἐπὶ γλαφυρὰς ϊέναι: ἠδ' ἄρν' ἐκέλευσεν
οἰσέμεναι: ὁ δ' ἀρ' οὐκ ἀπίθης' Ἀγαμέμνονι δίῳ:
So spake he, and the Achaeans and Trojans waxed glad, deeming that they had won rest from woeful war. So they stayed their chariots in the ranks, and themselves stepped forth, and did off their battle-gear. This they laid upon the ground, each hard by each, and there was but little space between. And Hector sent to the city heralds twain with all speed to fetch the lambs and to summon Priam. And Talthybius did lord Agamemnon send forth to the hollow ships, and bade him bring a lamb; and he failed not to hearken to goodly Agamemnon.
