But for myself, I plucked twigs and osiers, and weaving a rope as it were a fathom in length, well twisted from end to end, I bound together the feet of the monstrous beast, and went my way to the black ship, bearing him across my back and leaning on my spear, since in no way could I hold him on my shoulder with one hand,
αὐτὰρ ἐγὼ σπασάμην ῥῶπάς τε λύγους τε , πεῖσμα δ' , ὅσον τ' ὄργυιαν , ἐυστρεφὲς ἀμφοτέρωθεν πλεξάμενος συνέδησα πόδας δεινοῖο πελώρου , βῆν δὲ καταλοφάδεια φέρων ἐπὶ νῆα μέλαιναν ἔγχει ἐρειδόμενος , ἐπεὶ οὔ πως ἦεν ἐπ' ὤμου χειρὶ φέρειν ἑτέρῃ · [0]
ἀτάρ ἐγώ σπάω ῥώψ τε λύγος τε , πεῖσμα δέ , ὅσος τε ὄργυια , ἐυστρεφής ἀμφοτέρωθεν πλέκω συνδέω πούς δεινός πέλωρον , βαίνω δέ καταλοφάδεια φέρω ἐπί ναῦς μέλας ἔγχος ἐρείδω , ἐπεί οὐ πως εἰμί ἐπί ὦμος χείρ φέρω ἕτερος ·