τὴν δ' ἠμείβετ' ἔπειτα φιλομειδής Ἀφροδίτη:
οὔτα με Τυδέος υἱὸς ὑπέρθυμος Διομήδης:
οὕνεκ' ἐγὼ φίλον υἱὸν ὑπεξέφερον πολέμοιο:
Αἰνείαν: ὃς ἐμοὶ πάντων πολύ φίλτατος ἐστιν:
οὐ γὰρ ἔτι Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν φύλοπις αἰνὴ:
ἀλλ' ἤδη Δαναοί γε καὶ ἀθανάτοισι μάχονται:
To her then made answer laughter-loving Aphrodite: "Tydeus' son, Diomedes high of heart, wounded me, for that I was bearing forth from out the war my dear son Aeneas, who is in my eyes far the dearest of all men. For no longer is the dread battle one between Trojans and Achaeans; nay, the Danaans now fight even with the immortals."
