ὡς δὲ ἴ̈δε βροτολοιγὸς Ἄρης Διομήδεα δῖον
ἤτοι ὁ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον ἐξενάριζεν
Αἰτωλῶν ὅχ' άριστον Ὀχησίου ἀγλαὸν υἱόν:
τὸν μὲν Ἄρης ἐνάριζε μιαιφόνος, αὐτὰρ Ἀθήνη
δῦν' Ἄϊδος κυνέην: μή μιν ἴδοι ὄβριμος Ἄρης:
ἤτοι ὁ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον αὐτόθ' ἔασε
κεῖσθαι. ὅθι πρῶτον κτείνων ἐξαίνυτο θυμὸν.
αὐτὰρ ὃ βῆ ῥ' ἰ̈θὺς Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο:
οἱ δ' ὅτε δὴ σχεδὸν ἦσαν ἐπ' ἀλλήλοισιν ἰ̈όντες,
πρόσθεν Ἄρης ὠρέξαθ' ὑπερὑπὸ ζυγὸν ἡνία θ' ἵ̈ππων
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ. μεμαὼς ἀπο θυμὸν ἑλέσθαι
καὶ τό γε χειρὶ λαβοῦσα θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη
ὦσεν ὑπὲρ δίφροιο, ἐτώσιον ἀϊχθῆναι:
δεύτερος αὖθ' ὡρμᾶτο βοὴν ἀγαθὸς Διομήδης
ἔγχεϊ χαλκείῳ. ἐπέρεισε δὲ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη
νείατον ἐς κενεῶνα. ὅθι ζωννύσκετο μίτρην:
τῇ ῥά μιν οὖτᾰ τυχὼν. δια δε χρόα καλὸν ἔδαψεν.
ἐν δὲ δόρυ σπάσεν αὖτις. ὁ δ' ἔβραχε χάλκεος Ἄρης
ὅσσον τ' ἐννεάχιλοι ἐπίαχον, ἢ δεκάχιλοι
ἀνέρες ἐν πολέμῳ ἔριδα ξυνάγοντες Ἄρηος:
τοὺς δ' ἂρ ὑπὸ τρόμος εῖλεν Ἀχαιούς τε Τρῶάς τε
δείσαντας, τόσον ἔβραχ' Ἄρης, ἆτος πολέμοιο:
Now when Ares, the bane of mortals, was ware of goodly Diomedes, he let be huge Periphas to lie where he was, even where at the first he had slain him and taken away his life but made straight for Diomedes, tamer of horses. And when they were now come near as they advanced one against the other, Ares first let drive over the yoke and the reins of the horses with his spear of bronze, eager to take away the other's life; but the spear the goddess, flashing-eyed Athene, caught in her hand and thrust above the car to fly its way in vain. Next Diomedes, good at the war-cry, drave at Ares with his spear of bronze, and Pallas Athene sped it mightily against his nethermost belly, where he was girded with his taslets. There did he thrust and smite him, rending the fair flesh, and forth he drew the spear again. Then brazen Ares bellowed loud as nine thousand warriors or ten thousand cry in battle, when they join in the strife of the War-god; and thereat trembling came upon Achaeans alike and Trojans, and fear gat hold of them; so mightily bellowed Ares insatiate of war.
