ῆ ῥα. καὶ ἀμπεπαλὼν. προΐει δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος:
καὶ βάλεν: οὐδ' ἀφάμαρτε τιτυσκόμενος κεφαλῇφι
ἄκρην κακ κόρυθα: πλάγχθη δ' ἀπο χαλκόφι χαλκός:
οὐδ' ἵ̈κετο χρόα καλὸν. ἐρύκακε γὰρ τρυφάλεια
τρίπτυχος. αὐλῶπις. τήν οἱ πόρε Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων:
Ἕκτωρ δ' ὦκ' ἀπέλεθρον ἀνέδραμε. μίκτο δ' ὁμίλῳ.
στῆ δὲ γνὺξ ἐριπὼν. καὶ ἐρείσατο χειρὶ παχείῃ
γαίης. ἀμφὶ δὲ ὄσσε κελαινὴ, νὺξ ἐκάλυψεν:
ὄφρα δὲ Τυδείδης μετα δούρατος ᾤχετ' ἐρωὴν
τῆλε δια προμάχων, ὅθι οἱ κατα εἴσατο γαίης:
τόφρ' Ἕκτωρ ἄμπνυτο: καὶ ὰψ ἐς δίφρον ὀρούσας
ἐξέλασ' ἐς πληθὺν. καὶ ἀλεύατο κῆρα μέλαιναν:
δουρὶ δ' ἐπαΐσσων προσέφη κρατερὸς Διομήδης.
ἐξ αῦ, νῦν, ἔφυγες θάνατον κύον: ῆ τέ τοι ἄγχι
ἦλθε κακὸν: νῦν αὖτέ σ' ἐρύσατο Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων:
ᾧ μέλλεις εὔχεσθαι. ἰ̈ὼν ἐς δοῦπον ἀκόντων:
ῆ θήν σ' ἐξανύω γε καὶ ὕστερον ἀντιβολήσας
εἴ που τις καὶ ἐμοί γε θεῶν ἐπιτάρροθός ἐστι.
νῦν, αὖ, τοὺς ἄλλους ἐπιείσομαι: ὅν κε κιχείω:
He spake and poised his far-shadowing spear, and hurled it, nor missed he the mark at which he aimed, but smote him on the head, on the top of the helmet, but the bronze was turned aside by bronze, and reached not his fair flesh, for it was stayed by the threefold crested helm, which Phoebus Apollo had bestowed upon him. But Hector sprang back a wondrous way, and mingled with the throng, and he fell upon his knees and thus abode, and with his stout hand leaned upon the earth, and dark night enfolded his eyes. But while the son of Tydeus was following after the cast of his spear far through the foremost fighters, where he had seen it fix itself in the earth, meanwhile Hector revived again, and leaping back into his chariot drave forth into the throng, and escaped black fate. And rushing after him with his spear mighty Diomedes spake to him: "Now again, thou dog, art thou escaped from death, though verily thy bane came nigh thee; but once more hath Phoebus Apollo saved thee, to whom of a surety thou must make prayer whenso thou goest amid the hurtling of spears. Verily I will yet make an end of thee when I meet thee hereafter, if so be any god is helper to me likewise. But now will I make after the rest, whomsoever I may light upon."
