And how had Hector escaped the fates of death, but that Apollo, although for the last and latest time, drew near him to rouse his strength and make swift his knees?
πῶς δέ κεν Ἕκτωρ κῆρας ὑπεξέφυγεν θανάτοιο , εἰ μή οἱ πύματόν τε καὶ ὕστατον ἤντετ' Ἀπόλλων ἐγγύθεν , ὅς οἱ ἐπῶρσε μένος λαιψηρά τε γοῦνα ;
πῶς δέ ἄν Ἕκτωρ κήρ ὑπεκφεύγω θάνατος , εἰ μή ἕ πύματος τε καί ὕστερος ἄντομαι Ἀπόλλων ἐγγύθεν , ὅς ἕ ἐπόρνυμι μένος λαιψηρός τε γόνυ ;