He spoke, and drew forth from the bank his spear of bronze, and left Asteropaeus where he was, when he had robbed him of his life, lying in the sands;
ἦ ῥα , καὶ ἐκ κρημνοῖο ἐρύσσατο χάλκεον ἔγχος , τὸν δὲ κατ' αὐτόθι λεῖπεν , ἐπεὶ φίλον ἦτορ ἀπηύρα , κείμενον ἐν ψαμάθοισι , δίαινε δέ μιν μέλαν ὕδωρ .
ἠμί ἄρα , καί ἐκ κρημνός ἐρύω1 χάλκεος ἔγχος , ὁ δέ κατά αὐτόθι λείπω , ἐπεί φίλος ἦτορ ἀπαυράω , κεῖμαι ἐν ψάμαθος , διαίνω δέ μιν μέλας ὕδωρ .