So he spoke, and pouring a libation, drank of the honey-sweet wine, and then gave back the cup into the hands of the marshaller of the people.
ὣς φάτο , καὶ σπείσας ἔπιεν μελιηδέα οἶνον , ἂψ δ' ἐν χερσὶν ἔθηκε δέπας κοσμήτορι λαῶν .
ὡς φημί , καί σπένδω πίνω μελιηδής οἶνος , ἄψ δέ ἐν χείρ τίθημι δέπας κοσμήτωρ λαός .