But when Menelaus, dear to Ares, was aware of him as he came forth before the throng with long strides, then even as a lion is glad when he lights on a great carcase, having found a horned stag or a wild goat when he is hungry;
τὸν δ' ὡς οὖν ἐνόησεν ἀρηΐφιλος Μενέλαος ἐρχόμενον προπάροιθεν ὁμίλου μακρὰ βιβάντα , ὥς τε λέων ἐχάρη μεγάλῳ ἐπὶ σώματι κύρσας εὑρὼν ἢ ἔλαφον κεραὸν ἢ ἄγριον αἶγα πεινάων · [0] [1] [2]
ὁ δέ ὡς οὖν νοέω ἀρηίφιλος Μενέλαος ἔρχομαι προπάροιθε ὅμιλος μακρός βίβημι , ὡς τε λέων χαίρω μέγας ἐπί σῶμα κυρέω εὑρίσκω ἤ ἔλαφος κεραός ἤ ἄγριος αἴξ πεινάω ·