and his comrades lifted him up in their arms and bore him forth from the toil of war until he came to the swift horses that stood waiting for him at the rear of the battle and the conflict, with their charioteer and chariot richly adorned.
τὸν δ' ἄρ' ἑταῖροι χερσὶν ἀείραντες φέρον ἐκ πόνου , ὄφρ' ἵκεθ' ἵππους ὠκέας , οἵ οἱ ὄπισθε μάχης ἠδὲ πτολέμοιο ἕστασαν ἡνίοχόν τε καὶ ἅρματα ποικίλ' ἔχοντες ·
ὁ δέ ἄρα ἑταῖρος χείρ ἀείρω φέρω ἐκ πόνος , ὄφρα ἱκνέομαι ἵππος ὠκύς , ὅς ἕ ὄπισθεν μάχη ἠδέ πόλεμος ἵστημι ἡνίοχος τε καί ἅρμα ποικίλος ἔχω ·