A certain Euchenor there was, son of Polyidus the seer, a rich man and a valiant, and his abode was in Corinth. He embarked upon his ship knowing full well the deadly fate to be,
ἦν δέ τις Εὐχήνωρ Πολυΐδου μάντιος υἱὸς ἀφνειός τ' ἀγαθός τε Κορινθόθι οἰκία ναίων , ὅς ῥ' εὖ εἰδὼς κῆρ' ὀλοὴν ἐπὶ νηὸς ἔβαινε ·
εἰμί δέ τις Εὐχήνωρ Πολυίδης μάντις υἱός ἀφνειός τε ἀγαθός τε Κόρινθος οἰκίον ναίω , ὅς ἄρα εὖ οἶδα κήρ ὀλοός ἐπί ναῦς βαίνω ·