And Athena drew near him in the form of a young man, a herdsman of sheep, one most delicate, as are the sons of princes. In a double fold about her shoulders she wore a well-wrought cloak,
σχεδόθεν δέ οἱ ἦλθεν Ἀθήνη , ἀνδρὶ δέμας ἐϊκυῖα νέῳ , ἐπιβώτορι μήλων , παναπάλῳ , οἷοί τε ἀνάκτων παῖδες ἔασι , δίπτυχον ἀμφ' ὤμοισιν ἔχουσ' εὐεργέα λώπην ·
σχεδόθεν δέ ἕ ἔρχομαι Ἀθήνη , ἀνήρ δέμας εἰκός νέος , ἐπιβώτωρ μῆλον1 , πανάπαλος , οἷος τε ἄναξ παῖς εἰμί , δίπτυχος ἀμφί ὦμος ἔχω εὐεργής λώπη ·