First, I have lost my noble sire who was once king among you here, and was gentle as a father;
τὸ μὲν πατέρ' ἐσθλὸν ἀπώλεσα , ὅς ποτ' ἐν ὑμῖν τοίσδεσσιν βασίλευε , πατὴρ δ' ὣς ἤπιος ἦεν · [0]
ὁ μέν πατήρ ἐσθλός ἀπόλλυμι , ὅς ποτέ ἐν σύ ὅδε βασιλεύω , πατήρ δέ ὡς ἤπιος εἰμί ·