For thus, I think, will the issue be, seeing that in truth this bird has come upon the Trojans, as they were eager to cross over, an eagle of lofty flight, skirting the host on the left, bearing in his talons a blood-red, monstrous snake, still living,
ὧδε γὰρ ἐκτελέεσθαι ὀΐομαι , εἰ ἐτεόν γε Τρωσὶν ὅδ' ὄρνις ἦλθε περησέμεναι μεμαῶσιν αἰετὸς ὑψιπέτης ἐπ' ἀριστερὰ λαὸν ἐέργων φοινήεντα δράκοντα φέρων ὀνύχεσσι πέλωρον ζωόν · [0] [1]
ὧδε γάρ ἐκτελέω οἴομαι , εἰ ἐτεός γε Τρώς ὅδε ὄρνις ἔρχομαι περάω μέμαα ἀετός ὑψιπέτης ἐπί ἀριστερός λαός ἔργω φοινήεις δράκων φέρω ὄνυξ πέλωρος ζωός ·