Αὐτὰρ Πηλεΐδης θῆκεν σόλον αὐτοχόωνον
ὃν πρὶν μὲν ῥίπτασκε μέγα σθένος Ἠετίωνος:
λλ' ἤτοι τὸν ἔπεφνε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς,
τὸν δ' ἄγετ' ἐν νήεσσι σὺν ἄλλοισι κτεάτεσσι.
στῆ δ' ὀρθὸς καὶ μῦθον ἐν Ἀργείοισιν ἔειπεν:
ὄρνυσθ' οἳ καὶ τούτου έθλου πειρήσεσθε.
εἴ οἱ καὶ μάλα πολλὸν πόπροθι πίονες γροί,
ἕξει μιν καὶ πέντε περιπλομένους ἐνιαυτοὺς
χρεώμενος: οὐ μὲν γάρ οἱ τεμβόμενός γε σιδήρου
ποιμὴν οὐδ' ἀροτὴρ. εἰς' ἐς πόλιν: ἀλλὰ παρἕξει:
Then the son of Peleus set forth a mass of rough-cast iron, which of old the mighty strength of Eëtion was wont to hurl; but him had swift-footed goodly Achilles slain, and bare this away on his ships with his other possessions. And he stood up, and spake among the Argives, saying: "Up now, ye that will make essay likewise in this contest. Though his rich fields lie very far remote, the winner hereof will have it five revolving years to serve his need; for not through lack of iron will his shepherd or ploughman fare to the city; nay, this will supply them."
