ὣς ἔφατ' Ἀλκιμέδων δὲ βοῇθοόν ἅρμ' ἐτορούσας
καρπαλίμως μάστιγα καὶ ἡνία λάζετο χερσίν
Αὐτομέδων δ' ἀπόρουσε: νόησε δὲ φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ:
αὐτίκα δ' Αἰνείαν προσεφώνεεν ἐγγύς ἐόντα:
Αἰνεία Τρώων βουληφόρε χαλκοχιτώνων:
ἵππω τώδ' ἐνόησα ποδώκεος Αἰακίδαο
ἐς πόλεμον προφανέντε σὺν ἡνιόχοισι κακοῖσι:
τῷ κεν ἐελποίμην αἱρησέμεν εἰ σύ γε θυμῷ
σῷ ἐθέλεις: ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἂν ἐφορμηθέντε γε νῷ
τλαῖεν ἐναντίβιον στάντες μαχέσασθαι Ἄρηϊ:
So spake he, and Alcimedon leapt upon the car that was swift in battle, and quickly grasped in his hands the lash and reins; and Automedon leapt down. And glorious Hector espied them, and forthwith spake to Aeneas, that was near: "Aeneas, counsellor of the brazen-coated Trojans, yonder I espy the two horses of the swift-footed son of Aeacus coming forth to view into the battle with weakling charioteers. These twain might I hope to take, if thou in thy heart art willing, seeing the men would not abide the oncoming of us two, and stand to contend with us in battle."
