ὡς φάτο Σαρπηδὼν, ὁ δ' ἀνέσχετο μείλινον ἔγχος
Τληπόλεμος, καὶ τῶν μὲν, ἁμαρτῇ δούρατα μακρὰ
ἐκ χειρῶν ἤϊξαν: ὁ μὲν βάλεν αὐχένα μέσσον
Σαρπηδὼν, αἰχμὴ δὲ διαμπερὲς ἦλθ' ἀλεγεινή:
τὸν δὲ κατ' ὀφθαλμῶν ἐρεβεννὴ νὺξ ἐκάλυψεν:
Τληπόλεμος δ' ἄρα μηρὸν ἀριστερὸν ἔγχεϊ μακρῷ
βεβλήκειν: αἰχμὴ δὲ διέσσυτο μαιμώωσα.
ὀστέῳ ἐγχριμφθεῖσα: πατὴρ δ' έτι λοιγὸν ἄμυνεν:
So spake Sarpedon, and Tlepolemus lifted on high his ashen spear, and the long spears sped from the hands of both at one moment. Sarpedon smote him full upon the neck, and the grievous point passed clean through, and down upon his eyes came the darkness of night and enfolded him. And Tlepolemus smote Sarpedon upon the left thigh with his long spear, and the point sped through furiously and grazed the bone; howbeit his father as yet warded from him destruction.
