But he kissed his dear son, and fondled him in his arms, and spoke in prayer to Zeus and the other gods:
αὐτὰρ ὅ γ' ὃν φίλον υἱὸν ἐπεὶ κύσε πῆλέ τε χερσὶν εἶπε δ' ἐπευξάμενος Διί τ' ἄλλοισίν τε θεοῖσι ·
ἀτάρ ὁ γε ἑός φίλος υἱός ἐπεί κυνέω πάλλω τε χείρ εἶπον δέ ἐπεύχομαι Ζεύς τε ἄλλος τε θεός ·