Nay, but come, of the point of our spear also shall he taste, that I may see and know in heart whether in like manner he will come back even from beneath, or whether the life-giving earth will hold him fast, she that holds even him that is strong.
ἀλλ' ἄγε δὴ καὶ δουρὸς ἀκωκῆς ἡμετέροιο γεύσεται , ὄφρα ἴδωμαι ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἠδὲ δαείω ἢ ἄρ' ὁμῶς καὶ κεῖθεν ἐλεύσεται , ἦ μιν ἐρύξει γῆ φυσίζοος , ἥ τε κατὰ κρατερόν περ ἐρύκει .
ἀλλά ἄγε δή καί δόρυ ἀκωκή ἡμέτερος γεύω , ὄφρα εἶδον ἐν φρήν ἠδέ δάω ἤ ἄρα ὁμῶς καί ἐκεῖθεν ἔρχομαι , ἤ μιν ἐρύκω γῆ φυσίζοος , ὅς τε κατά κρατερός πέρ ἐρύκω .