Πάτροκλος δ’ ἵπποισι καὶ Αὐτομέδοντι κελεύσας.
Τρῶας καὶ Λυκίους μετεκίαθε. καὶ μέγ’ ἀάσθη.
νήπιος: εἰ δὲ ἔπος Πηληϊάδαο φύλαξεν.
ῆ τ’ ὰν ὑπέκφυγε κῆρα κακὴν μέλανος θανάτοιο:
ἂλλ’ αἰε ὶ ί τε Διὸς κρείσσων νόος ἠ ὲ έ περ ἀνδρός:
ὅς οἱ καὶ τότε θυμὸν ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἀνῆκεν:
But Patroclus with a call to his horses and to Automedon, pressed after the Trojans and Lycians, and was greatly blinded in heart, fool that he was! for had he observed the word of the son of Peleus, he would verily have escaped the evil fate of black death. But ever is the intent of Zeus stronger than that of men, for he driveth even a valiant man in rout, and robbeth him of victory full easily, and again of himself he rouseth men to fight; and he it was that now put fury in the breast of Patroclus.
