The Achaeans truly thought that they should never escape out of the peril, but should perish, while for the Trojans, the heart in each man's breast hoped that they should fire the ships and kill the Achaean warriors.
ἤτοι Ἀχαιοὶ οὐκ ἔφασαν φεύξεσθαι ὑπ' ἐκ κακοῦ , ἀλλ' ὀλέεσθαι , Τρωσὶν δ' ἔλπετο θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσιν ἑκάστου νῆας ἐνιπρήσειν κτενέειν θ' ἥρωας Ἀχαιούς . [0]
ἤτοι Ἀχαιός οὐ φημί φεύγω ὑπό ἐκ κακός , ἀλλά ὄλλυμι , Τρώς δέ ἔλπω θυμός ἐν στῆθος ἕκαστος ναῦς ἐμπίμπρημι κτείνω τε ἥρως Ἀχαιός .