ὡς ἔφατ', Ἀντίλοχος δ' ἔτι καὶ πολὺ μᾶλλον ἔλαυνε
κέντρῳ ἐπισπέρχων ὡς οὐκ ΐοντι ἐοικώς.
ὅσσα δὲ δίσκου οὖρα κατ' ωμαδίοιο πέλονται,
ὅν τ' αἰζηὸς φῆκεν νὴρ πειρώμενος ἥβης,
τόσσον ἐπιδραμέτην: αἱ δ' ἠρώησαν ὀπίσσω
Ἀτρεΐδεω: αὐτὸς γὰρ ἑκὼν μεθέηκεν ἐλαύνειν
μή πως συγκύρσειαν ὁδῷ ἔνι μώνυχες ἵπποι,
δίφρους τ' νστρέψειαν ἐϋπλεκέας, κατὰ δ' αὐτοὶ
ἐν κονίῃσι πέσοιεν ἐπειγόμενοι περὶ νίκης.
τὸν καὶ νεικείων προσέφη ξανθὸς Μενέλαος:
Ἀντίλοχ' οὔ τις σεῖο βροτῶν ὀλοώτερος ἄλλος:
ἔρρ', ἐπεὶ οὔ ς' ἔτυμόν γε φάμεν πεπνῦσθαι Ἀχαιοί.
λλ' οὐ μὰν οὐδ' ὡς ἄτερ ὅρκου οἴσῃ ἄεθλον.
So spake he, but Antilochus drave on even the more hotly, and plied the goad, as he were one that heard not. And far is the range of a discus swung from the shoulder, which a young man hurleth, making trial of his strength, even so far ran they on; but the mares of the son of Atreus gave back, for of his own will he forbare to urge them, lest haply the single-hooved horses should clash together in the track, and overturn the well-plaited cars, and themselves be hurled in the dust in their eager haste for victory. Then fair-haired Menelaus chid Antilochus, and said: "Antilochus, than thou is none other of mortals more malicious. Go, and perdition take thee, since falsely did we Achaeans deem thee wise. Howbeit even so shalt thou not bear off the prize without an oath."
