This the gods wrought, and spun the skein of ruin for men, that there might be a song for those yet to be born.
τὸν δὲ θεοὶ μὲν τεῦξαν , ἐπεκλώσαντο δ' ὄλεθρον ἀνθρώποις , ἵνα ᾖσι καὶ ἐσσομένοισιν ἀοιδή .
ὁ δέ θεός μέν τεύχω , ἐπικλώθω δέ ὄλεθρος ἄνθρωπος , ἵνα εἰμί καί εἰμί ἀοιδή .