ὣς ἔφατ' εὐχόμενος. τοῦ δ' ἔκλυε μητίετα Ζεύς:
αὐτίκα δ' αἰετὸν ῆκε τελειότατον πετεηνῶν
μόρφνον. θὴρητῆρ'. ὃν καὶ περκνὸν καλέουσιν:
ὅσση δ' ὑψορόφοιο θύρη θαλάμοιο τέτυκται
ἀνέρος ἀφνειοῖο, ἐϋκλήϊ̄σ ἀραρυῖα.
τόσσ' ἄρα τοῦ ἑκάτερθεν έσαν πτερά: εἴσατο δέ σφιν
δεξιὸς ἀΐξας ὑπὲρ ἄστεος: οἰ δὲ ϊδόντες
γήθησαν. καὶ πᾶσιν ἐνι φρεσὶ θυμὸς ἰ̈άνθη:
So spake he in prayer, and Zeus the Counsellor heard him. Forthwith he sent an eagle, surest of omen among winged birds, the dusky eagle, even the hunter, that men call also the black eagle. Wide as is the door of some rich man's high-roofed treasure-chamber, a door well fitted with bolts, even so wide spread his wings to this side and to that; and he appeared to them on the right, darting across the city. And at sight of him they waxed glad, and the hearts in the breasts of all were cheered.
