and the spear passed over his back and was stayed in the ground for all its fury, although it tore apart two circles of the sheltering shield.
ἐγχείη δ' ἄρ' ὑπὲρ νώτου ἐνὶ γαίῃ ἔστη ἱεμένη , διὰ δ' ἀμφοτέρους ἕλε κύκλους ἀσπίδος ἀμφιβρότης ·
ἐγχείη δέ ἄρα ὑπέρ νῶτον ἐν γαῖα ἵστημι ἵημι , διά δέ ἀμφότερος αἱρέω κύκλος ἀσπίς ἀμφίβροτος ·