Ἦν δέ τις ἐν Τρώεσσι Δάρης: ἀφνειὸς ἀμύμων:
ἰ̈̄ρεὺς Ἡφαίστοιο: δύω δέ οἱ υἱέες ἤστην:
Φηγεὺς, Ἰ̈δαῖός τε μάχης εῦ εἰδότε πάσης:
τώ οἱ ἀποκρινθέντε ἐναντίω ὡρμηθήτην
τὼ μὲν ἀφ' ἵπποιϊν: ὁ δ' ἀπο χθονὸς ὤρνυτο πεζός:
οἱ δ' ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπ ἀλλήλοισιν ϊόντες.
Φηγεύς ῥα πρότερος προἵ̈ει δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος:
Τυδείδεω δ' ὑπὲρ ὦμον ἀριστερὸν ἤλυθ' ἀκωκὴ
ἔγχεος. οὐδ' ἔβαλ' αὐτὸν. ὁ δ' ὕστερος ὤρνυτο χαλκῷ
Τυδείδης: τοῦ δ' οὐχ άλιον βέλος ἔκφυγε χειρὸς.
ἀλλ' ἔβαλε στῆθος μεταμάζιον. ῶσε δ' ἀφ' ἵππων:
Ἰ̈δαῖος δ' ἀπόρουσε λιπὼν περικαλλέα δίφρον:
οὐδ' ἔτλη περιβῆναι ἀδελφειοῦ κταμένοιο:
οὐδὲ γὰρ οὐδέ κεν αὐτὸς ὑπέκφυγε κῆρα μέλαιναν:
ἀλλ' Ἥφαιστος ἔρυτο: σάωσε δὲ νυκτὶ καλύψας:
ὣς δή οἱ μὴ πάγχυ γέρων ἀκαχήμενος εἴηι:
ἵππους. δ' ἐξελάσας μεγαθύμου Τυδέος υἱὸς
δῶκεν ἑταίροισιν: κατάγειν κοῖλας ἐπὶ νῆας:
Τρῶες δὲ μεγάθυμοι: ἐπεὶ ἴ̈δον υἷε Δάρητος
τὸν μὲν ἀλευάμενον. τὸν δὲ κτάμενον παρ' ὄχεσφι.
Now there was amid the Trojans one Dares, a rich man and blameless, a priest of Hephaestus; and he had two sons, Phegeus and Idaeus, both well skilled in all manner of fighting. These twain separated themselves from the host and went forth against Diomedes, they in their car, while he charged on foot upon the ground. And when they were come near, as they advanced against each other, first Phegeus let fly his far-shadowing spear; and over the left shoulder of the son of Tydeus passed the point of the spear, and smote him not. Then Tydeus' son rushed on with the bronze, and not in vain did the shaft speed from his hand, but he smote his foe on the breast between the nipples, and thrust him from the car. And Idaeus sprang back, and left the beauteous chariot, and had no heart to bestride his slain brother. Nay, nor would he himself have escaped black fate, had not Hephaestus guarded him, and saved him, enfolding him in darkness, that his aged priest might not be utterly fordone with grief. Howbeit the horses did the son of great souled Tydeus drive forth and give to his comrades to bring to the hollow ships. But when the great-souled Trojans beheld the two sons of Dares, the one in flight and the other slain beside the car, the hearts of all were dismayed.
