ὡς οἱ μὲν τοιαῦτα προς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον
χάρμῃ γηθόσυνοι. τήν σφιν θεὸς ἔμβαλε θυμῷ:
τόφρα δὲ τοὺς ὄπιθεν γαιήοχος ὦρσεν Ἀχαιοὺς:
οἳ παρὰ νηυσὶ θοῇσιν ἀνέψυχον φίλον ῆτορ:
τῶν ῥ’ ἅμα τ’ ἀργαλέῳ καμάτῳ φίλα γυῖα λέλυντο.
καί σφιν ἄχος κατα θυμὸν ἐγίνετο. δερκομένοισι
Τρῶας. τοὶ μέγα τεῖχος ὑπερκατέβησαν ὁμίλῳ:
τοὺς οἵ γ’ εἰσὁρόωντες. ὑπ’ ὀφρύσι δάκρυα λεῖβον.
On this wise spake they one to the other, rejoicing in the fury of fight which the god put in their hearts; and meanwhile the Enfolder of Earth roused the Achaeans that were in the rear beside the swift ships, and were refreshing their hearts. Their limbs were loosed by their grievous toil and therewithal sorrow waxed in their hearts, as they beheld the Trojans that had climbed over the great wall in their multitude. Aye, as they looked upon these they let tears fall from beneath their brows, for they deemed not that they should escape from ruin.
