τοὺσδ`' ὡς οὖν ἐνόησε θεὰ λευκώλενος Ἥρη
Ἀργείους ὀλέκοντας ἐνὶ κρατερῇ ὑσμίνῃ.
αὐτίκ' Ἀθηναίην ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηῦδα:
ὦ πόποι, αἰγιόχοιο Διὸς τέκος Ἀτρυτώνη:
ἦ ῥ' ἅλιον τὸν μῦθον ὑπέστημεν Μενελάῳ
Ἴ̈λιον ἐκπέρσαντ' εὐτείχεον ἀπονέεσθαι:
εἰ οὕτω μαίνεσθαι ἐάσομεν οὖλον Ἄρηα:
ἀλλ' ἄγε δὴ καὶ νῶϊ μεδώμεθα θούριδος ἀλκῆς:
But when the goddess, white-armed Hera, was ware of them as they made havoc of the Argives in the fierce conflict, forthwith she spake winged words to Athene: "Out upon it, thou child of Zeus that beareth the aegis, unwearied one, verily it was for naught that we pledged our word to Menelaus, that not until he had sacked well-walled Ilios should he get him home, if we are to suffer baneful Ares thus to rage. Nay, come, let us twain likewise bethink us of furious valour."
