I truly, when the lots were shaken, won for my portion the grey sea to be my habitation for ever, and Hades won the murky darkness, while Zeus won the broad heaven among the air and the clouds;
ἤτοι ἐγὼν ἔλαχον πολιὴν ἅλα ναιέμεν αἰεὶ παλλομένων , Ἀΐδης δ' ἔλαχε ζόφον ἠερόεντα , Ζεὺς δ' ἔλαχ' οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἐν αἰθέρι καὶ νεφέλῃσι ·
ἤτοι ἐγώ λαγχάνω πολιός ἅλς1 ναίω ἀεί πάλλω , ᾍδης δέ λαγχάνω ζόφος ἠερόεις , Ζεύς δέ λαγχάνω οὐρανός εὐρύς ἐν αἰθήρ καί νεφέλη ·