But when wrath entered into Meleager, wrath that makes the heart to swell in the breasts also of others, even though they be wise, he then, angry at heart against his dear mother Althaea, abode beside his wedded wife, the fair Cleopatra, daughter of Marpessa of the fair ankles, child of Evenus, and of Idas that was mightiest of men that were then upon the face of earth;
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ Μελέαγρον ἔδυ χόλος , ὅς τε καὶ ἄλλων οἰδάνει ἐν στήθεσσι νόον πύκα περ φρονεόντων , ἤτοι ὃ μητρὶ φίλῃ Ἀλθαίῃ χωόμενος κῆρ κεῖτο παρὰ μνηστῇ ἀλόχῳ καλῇ Κλεοπάτρῃ κούρῃ Μαρπήσσης καλλισφύρου Εὐηνίνης Ἴδεώ θ' , ὃς κάρτιστος ἐπιχθονίων γένετ' ἀνδρῶν τῶν τότε · [0] [1]
ἀλλά ὅτε δή Μελέαγρος δύω χόλος , ὅς τε καί ἄλλος οἰδάνω ἐν στῆθος νόος πύκα πέρ φρονέω , ἤτοι ὁ μήτηρ φίλος Ἀθλαία χώομαι κῆρ κεῖμαι παρά μνηστός ἄλοχος καλός Κλεοπάτρη κόρη Μάρπησσα καλλίσφυρος Εὐηνίνη Ἴδης τε , ὅς κράτιστος ἐπιχθόνιος γίγνομαι ἀνήρ ὁ τότε ·