ὣς οἱ μὲν τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον:
Αἰνεία, δ' ἐπορουσε βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Διομήδης:
γιγνώσκων ὅ, οἱ αὐτὸς ὑπείρεχε χεῖρας Ἀπόλλων:
ἀλλ' ὅ γ' ἄρ οὐδὲ θεὸν μέγαν ἅζετο: ἵετο δ' αἰεί
Αἰνείαν κτεῖναι: καὶ ἀπο κλυτὰ τεύχεα δῦσαι:
τρὶς μὲν ἔπειτ' ἐπόρουσε κατακτάμεναι μενεαίνων:
τρὶς δέ οἱ ἐστυφέλιξε φαεινὴν ἀσπίδ' Ἀπόλλων:
φράζεο Τυδείδη: καὶ χάζεο: μὴ δὲ θεοῖσιν
ἶς' ἔθελε φρονέειν: ἐπεὶ οὔ ποτε' φῦ΄λον ὁμοῖον:
ἀθανάτων τε θεῶν: χαμαὶ ἐρχομένων τ' ἀνθρώπων:
On this wise spake they one to the other; but Diomedes, good at the war-cry, leapt upon Aeneas, though well he knew that Apollo himself held forth his arms above him; yet had he no awe even of the great god, but was still eager to slay Aeneas and strip from him his glorious armour. Thrice then he leapt upon him, furiously fain to slay him, and thrice did Apollo beat back his shining shield. But when for the fourth time he rushed upon him like a god, then with a terrible cry spake to him Apollo that worketh afar: "Bethink thee, son of Tydeus, and give place, neither be thou minded to be like of spirit with the gods; seeing in no wise of like sort is the race of immortal gods and that of men who walk upon the earth."
