not by my will does Poseidon, the Shaker of Earth, work harm to the Trojans and Hector, and give help to their foes. Nay, I believe, it is his own soul that urges and bids him on, and he has seen the Achaeans sore-bested by their ships and taken pity upon them.
μὴ δι' ἐμὴν ἰότητα Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων πημαίνει Τρῶάς τε καὶ Ἕκτορα , τοῖσι δ' ἀρήγει , ἀλλά που αὐτὸν θυμὸς ἐποτρύνει καὶ ἀνώγει , τειρομένους δ' ἐπὶ νηυσὶν ἰδὼν ἐλέησεν Ἀχαιούς .
μή διά ἐμός ἰότης Ποσειδεών Ἐνοσίχθων πημαίνω Τρώς τε καί Ἕκτωρ , ὁ δέ ἀρήγω , ἀλλά πού αὐτός θυμός ἐποτρύνω καί ἄνωγα , τείρω δέ ἐπί ναῦς εἶδον ἐλεέω Ἀχαιός .