Now when they mingled with the Trojans, as they were gathered together, when they stood Menelaus overtopped him with his broad shoulders; however when the two were seated Odysseus was the more royal.
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ Τρώεσσιν ἐν ἀγρομένοισιν ἔμιχθεν στάντων μὲν Μενέλαος ὑπείρεχεν εὐρέας ὤμους , ἄμφω δ' ἑζομένω γεραρώτερος ἦεν Ὀδυσσεύς ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή Τρώς ἐν ἀγείρω μίγνυμι ἵστημι μέν Μενέλαος ὑπερέχω εὐρύς ὦμος , ἄμφω δέ ἕζομαι γεραρός εἰμί Ὀδυσσεύς ·