For as he abode ever facing the foe he was struck on the surface of the shoulder with a spear, a grazing blow,
βλῆτο γὰρ ὦμον δουρὶ πρόσω τετραμμένος αἰεὶ ἄκρον ἐπιλίγδην ·
βάλλω γάρ ὦμος δόρυ πρόσω τρέπω ἀεί ἄκρος ἐπιλίγδην ·