ὣς φάτο. τοῦ δ' Ὀδυσεὺς δουρὶ κλυτὸς ἐγγύθεν ἐλθὼν.
έστη πρόσθ': ὁ δ' ὄπισθε καθεζόμενος: βέλος ὠκὺ
ἐκ ποδὸς εἷλκ': ὀδύνη δὲ διὰ χροὸς ἦλθ' ἀλεγεινή:
ἐς δίφρον δ' ἀνόρουσε: καὶ ἡνιόχῳ ἐπέτελλε
νηυσὶν ἐπὶ γλαφυρῇσιν ἐλαυνέμεν. ἤχθετο γὰρ κῆρ:
So spake he, and to him did Odysseus, famed for his spear, draw nigh, and take his stand before him, and Diomedes sat down behind him, and drew forth the sharp arrow from his foot, and a sore pang shot through his flesh. Then leapt he upon his chariot and bade his charioteer drive to the hollow ships, for he was sore pained at heart.
