But I would that one of the gods would call Thetis to come to me, that I may speak to her a word of wisdom, to the end that Achilles may accept gifts from Priam, and give Hector back.
ἀλλ' εἴ τις καλέσειε θεῶν Θέτιν ἆσσον ἐμεῖο , ὄφρά τί οἱ εἴπω πυκινὸν ἔπος , ὥς κεν Ἀχιλλεὺς δώρων ἐκ Πριάμοιο λάχῃ ἀπό θ' Ἕκτορα λύσῃ .
ἀλλά εἰ τις καλέω θεός Θέτις ἆσσον ἐγώ , ὄφρα τις ἕ εἶπον πυκινός ἔπος , ὡς ἄν Ἀχιλλεύς δῶρον ἐκ Πρίαμος λαγχάνω ἀπό τε Ἕκτωρ λύω .