Three times did Patroclus set foot upon a corner of the high wall, and three times did Apollo fling him back, thrusting against the bright shield with his immortal hands.
τρὶς μὲν ἐπ' ἀγκῶνος βῆ τείχεος ὑψηλοῖο Πάτροκλος , τρὶς δ' αὐτὸν ἀπεστυφέλιξεν Ἀπόλλων χείρεσσ' ἀθανάτῃσι φαεινὴν ἀσπίδα νύσσων .
τρίς μέν ἐπί ἀγκών βαίνω τεῖχος ὑψηλός Πάτροκλος , τρίς δέ αὐτός ἀποστυφελίζω Ἀπόλλων χείρ ἀθάνατος φαεινός ἀσπίς νύσσω .