ὡς έφατ’ εὐχόμενος. τοῦ δ’ ἔκλυε μητίετα Ζεύς:
τῷ δ’ ἕτερον μὲν ἔδωκε πατὴρ, ἕτερον δ’ ἀνένευσε:
νηῶν μὲν οἱ ἀπώσασθαι πόλεμόν τε μάχην τε
δῶκε: σόον δ’ ἀνένευσε μάχης ἐξαπονέεσθαι:
ἤτοι ὁ μὲν σπείσας τε καὶ εὐξάμενος Διῒ πτρ [πατρὶ]
ὰψ κλισίην εἰσῆλθε. δέπας δ’ ἀπέθηκ’ ἐνι χηλῷ.
στῆ δὲ πάροιθ’ ἐλθὼν κλισίης. ἔτι δ’ ἤθελε θυμῷ
εἰσϊδέειν Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν φύλοπιν αἰνήν:
So spake he in prayer, and Zeus, the counsellor, heard him, and a part the Father granted him, and a part denied. That Patroclus should thrust back the war and battle from the ships he granted; but that he should return safe from out the battle he denied. Achilles then, when he had poured libation and made prayer to father Zeus, went again into his tent, and laid the cup away in the chest, and came forth and stood in front of the hut; for still his heart was fain to look upon the dread conflict of Trojans and Achaeans.
