there drove he through his horses and chariot, and at the gate he did not find the doors shut nor the long bar drawn, but men were holding them flung wide open, if so be they might save any of their comrades fleeing out of the battle toward the ships.
τῇ ῥ' ἵππους τε καὶ ἅρμα διήλασεν , οὐ δὲ πύλῃσιν εὗρ' ἐπικεκλιμένας σανίδας καὶ μακρὸν ὀχῆα , ἀλλ' ἀναπεπταμένας ἔχον ἀνέρες , εἴ τιν' ἑταίρων ἐκ πολέμου φεύγοντα σαώσειαν μετὰ νῆας .
τῇ ἆρα ἵππος τε καί ἅρμα διελαύνω , οὐ δέ πύλη εὑρίσκω ἐπικλίνω σανίς καί μακρός ὀχεύς , ἀλλά ἀναπετάννυμι ἔχω ἀνήρ , εἰ τις ἑταῖρος ἐκ πόλεμος φεύγω σώζω μετά ναῦς .