Ὡς εἰπὼν. τὸ σκῆπτρον ἀνέσχεθε πᾶσι θεοῖσιν.
άψορρον δ' Ἰ̈δαῖος ἔβη προτὶ Ἴ̈λιον ϊρήν:
οἱ δ' ἕατ' εἰν ἀγορῇ Τρῶες καὶ Δαρδανίωνες
πάντες ὁμηγερέες. ποτιδέγμενοι, ὁππότ' ὰρ ἔλθοι
Ἰδαῖος. ὁ δ' ὰρ ἦλθε. καὶ ἀγγελίην ἀπέειπε
στὰς ἐν μέσσοισιν. τοὶ δ' ὡπλίζοντο μάλ' ῶκα
ἀμφότερον. νέκυάς τ' ἀγέμεν, ἕτεροι δὲ μεθ' ὕλην:
Ἀργεῖοι δ' ἑτέρωθεν. ἐϋσσέλμων ἀπὸ νηῶν
ὤτρυνον. νέκυάς τ' ἀγέμεν, ἕτεροι δὲ μέθ' ὕλην:
So saying, he lifted up his staff before the face of all the gods, and Idaeus went his way back to sacred Ilios. Now they were sitting in assembly, Trojans and Dardanians alike, all gathered in one body waiting until Idaeus should come; and he came and stood in their midst and declared his message. Then they made them ready with all speed for either task, some to bring the dead, and others to seek for wood. And the Argives over against them hasted from the benched ships, some to bring the dead and others to seek for wood.
