Τρῶες δὲ φλογὶ ΐ̓σοι ἀολλέες ἠὲ θυέλλῃ:
Ἕκτορι Πριαμίδῃ ἄμοτον μεμαῶτες ἕποντο,
ἄβρομοι, αὐΐαχοι. ἔλποντο δὲ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν
αἱρήσειν. κτενέειν δὲ παρ' αὐτόθι πάντας Ἀχαιούς:
ἀλλὰ Ποσιδάων γαιήοχος ἐννοσίγαιος.
Ἀργείους ὤτρυνε βαθείης ἐξ ἁλὸς ἐλθὼν.
εἰσάμενος Κάλχαντι δέμας καὶ ἀτειρέα φωνήν:
Αἴαντε πρώτω προσέφη μεμαῶτε καὶ αὐτώ:
Αἴαντε. σφὼ μέν τε σαώσετε λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν.
ἀλκῆς μνησαμένω. μὴ δὲ κρυεροῖο φόβοιο:
ἄλλῃ μὲν γὰρ ἔγωγ' οὐ δείδια χεῖρας ἀάπτους
Τρώων. οἳ μέγα τεῖχος ὑπερκατέβησαν ὁμίλῳ.
ἕξουσιν γὰρ πάντας ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί:
τῇ δὲ δὴ αἰνότατον περὶ δείδια μήτι πάθωμεν.
ᾗ ρ' ὅ γ'' ὁ λυσσώδης. φλογὶ εἴκελος ἡγεμονεύει
Ἕκτωρ. ὃς Διὸς εὔχετ' ἐρισθενέος πάϊς εἶναι:
σφῶϊν δ' ὧδε θεῶν τις ἐνὶ φρεσὶ ποιήσειεν.
αὐτώ θ' ἑστάμεναι κρατερῶς. καὶ ἀνωγέμεν ἄλλους.
τῶ κε καὶ ἐσσύμενόνπερ ἐρωήσαιτ' ἀπο νηῶν
ὠκυπόρων. ἐί καί μιν Ὀλύμπιος αὐτὸς ἐγείρειἐγείρηι:
But the Trojans, all in one body, like flame or tempest-blast were following furiously after Hector, son of Priam, with loud shouts and cries, and they deemed that they would take the ships of the Achaeans, and slay thereby all the bravest. Howbeit Poseidon, the Enfolder and Shaker of Earth, set him to urge on the Argives, when he had come forth from the deep sea, in the likeness of Calchas, both in form and untiring voice. To the two Aiantes spake he first, that were of themselves full eager: "Ye Aiantes twain, ye two shall save the host of the Achaeans, if ye are mindful of your might, and think not of chill rout. Not otherwhere do I dread the invincible hands of the Trojans that have climbed over the great wall in their multitude, for the well-greaved Achaeans will hold back all; nay it is here that I have wondrous dread lest some evil befall us, here where yon madman is leading on like a flame of fire, even Hector, that boasts him to be a son of mighty Zeus. But in the hearts of you twain may some god put it, here to stand firm yourselves, and to bid others do the like; so might ye drive him back from the swift-faring ships, despite his eagerness, aye, even though the Olympian himself be urging him on."
