If he were to hear that these were now all cowering before Hector then would he lift up his hands to the immortals in instant prayer that his soul might depart from his limbs into the house of Hades.
τοὺς νῦν εἰ πτώσσοντας ὑφ' Ἕκτορι πάντας ἀκούσαι , πολλά κεν ἀθανάτοισι φίλας ἀνὰ χεῖρας ἀείραι θυμὸν ἀπὸ μελέων δῦναι δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω .
ὁ νῦν εἰ πτώσσω ὑπό Ἕκτωρ πᾶς ἀκούω , πολύς ἄν ἀθάνατος φίλος ἀνά χείρ ἀείρω θυμός ἀπό μέλος δύω δόμος Αἵδης εἴσω .