Now when Ares, the harm of mortals, was aware of brilliant Diomedes, he let be huge Periphas to lie where he was, even where at the first he had slain him and taken away his life but made straight for Diomedes, tamer of horses.
ὡς δὲ ἴδε βροτολοιγὸς Ἄρης Διομήδεα δῖον , ἤτοι ὃ μὲν Περίφαντα πελώριον αὐτόθ' ἔασε κεῖσθαι ὅθι πρῶτον κτείνων ἐξαίνυτο θυμόν , αὐτὰρ ὃ βῆ ῥ' ἰθὺς Διομήδεος ἱπποδάμοιο .
ὡς δέ εἶδον βροτολοιγός Ἄρης Διομήδης δῖος , ἤτοι ὁ μέν Περίφας πελώριος αὐτόθι ἐάω κεῖμαι ὅθι πρῶτος κτείνω ἐξαίνυμαι θυμός , ἀτάρ ὁ βαίνω ἄρα ἰθύς Διομήδης ἱππόδαμος .