But the two went forward through the arms and the black blood, and swiftly came in their course to the company of the Thracian warriors.
τὼ δὲ βάτην προτέρω διά τ' ἔντεα καὶ μέλαν αἷμα , αἶψα δ' ἐπὶ Θρῃκῶν ἀνδρῶν τέλος ἷξον ἰόντες .
ὁ δέ βαίνω προτέρω διά τε ἔντεα καί μέλας αἷμα , αἶψα δέ ἐπί Θρᾷξ ἀνήρ τέλος ἵκω εἶμι .