Straightway they drove off the best of the cattle of Helios from near at hand, for not far from the dark-prowed ship were grazing the fair, sleek cattle, broad of brow.
αὐτίκα δ' Ἠελίοιο βοῶν ἐλάσαντες ἀρίστας ἐγγύθεν , οὐ γὰρ τῆλε νεὸς κυανοπρῴροιο βοσκέσκονθ' ἕλικες καλαὶ βόες εὐρυμέτωποι ·
αὐτίκα δέ ἥλιος βοάω ἐλαύνω ἄριστος ἐγγύθεν , οὐ γάρ τῆλε ναῦς κυανόπρῳρος βόσκω ἕλιξ καλός βοῦς εὐρυμέτωπος ·