Αἴας δὲ πρῶτος Τελαμώνιος ἄνδρα κατέκτα
Σαρπήδοντος ἑταῖρον Ἐπικλῆα μεγάθυμον
μαρμάρῳ ὀκριόεντι βαλὼν, ὅ ῥα τείχεος ἐντὸς
κεῖτο μέγας παρ' ἔπαλξιν ὑπέρτατος, οὐδέ κέ μίν μιν ῥέα
χειρί γε τῇ ἑτέρῃ φέροι ἀνὴρ οὐδὲ μάλ' ἡβῶν
οἷοι νῦν βροτοί εἰσ'. ὁ δ' ἂρ ὑψόθεν ἔμβαλ' ἀείρας.
θλάσσε δὲ τετράφαλον κυνέην: σὺν δ' ὀστέ' ἄραξε
πάντ' ἄμυδις κεφαλῆς, ὁ δ' ἂρ, ἀρνευτῆρι ἐοικὼς
κάππεσ' ἀφ' ὑψηλοῦ πύργου λίπε δ' ὀστέα θυμός:
Τεῦκρος δὲ Γλαῦκον κρατερὸν παῖδ' Ἱ̈ππολόχοιο
ἰ̈ῷ ἐπεσσύμενον βάλε τείχεος ὑψηλοῖο
ᾗ ῥ' ΐδε γυμνωθέντα: βραχίονα: παῦσε δὲ χάρμης:
ὰψ δ' ἀπο τείχεος ἆλτο λαθὼν. ἵ̈να μή τις Ἀχαιῶν
βλήμενον. ἀθρήσειε καὶ εὐχετόῳτ' ἐπέεσσι:
Σαρπήδοντι δ' ἄχος γένετο, Γλαύκου ἀπιόντος
αὐτίκ' ἐπεί τ' ἐνόησεν: ὅμως δ' οὐ λήθετο χάρμης:
ἀλλ'' ὅ γε Θεστορίδην Ἀλκμάονα δουρὶ τυχήσας
νύξ': ἐκ δ' ἔσπασεν ἔγχος. ὁ δ' ἑσπόμενος πέσε δουρὶ
πρηνὴς. ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ βράχε τεύχεα ποικίλα χαλκῷ:
Σαρπηδὼν δ' ὰρ ἔπαλξιν ἑλὼν χερσὶ στιβαρῇσιν
ἕλχ'. ἡ δ' ἕσπετο πᾶσα διαμπερὲς, αὐτὰρ ὕπερθε
τεῖχος ἐγυμνώθη. πολέεσσι δὲ θῆκε κέλευθον:
Then Aias, son of Telamon, was first to slay his man, even great-souled Epicles, comrade of Sarpedon, for he smote him with a huge jagged rock, that lay the topmost of all within the wall by the battlements. Not easily with both hands could a man, such as mortals now are, hold it, were he never so young and strong, but Aias lifted it on high and hurled it, and he shattered the four-horned helmet, and crushed together all the bones of the head of Epicles; and he fell like a diver from the high wall, and his spirit left his bones. And Teucer smote Glaucus, the stalwart son of Hippolochus, as he rushed upon them, with an arrow from the high wall, where he saw his arm uncovered; and he stayed him from fighting. Back from the wall he leapt secretly, that no man of the Achaeans might mark that he had been smitten, and vaunt over him boastfully. But over Sarpedon came grief at Glaucus' departing, so soon as he was ware thereof, yet even so forgat he not to fight, but smote with a thrust of his spear Alcmaon, son of Thestor, with sure aim, and again drew forth the spear. And Alcmaon, following the spear, fell headlong, and about him rang his armour, dight with bronze. But Sarpedon with strong hands caught hold of the battlement and tugged, and the whole length of it gave way, and the wall above was laid bare, and he made a path for many.
