for he vaunted with boasting that he would conquer, were the Muses themselves to sing against him, the daughters of Zeus that bears the aegis;
στεῦτο γὰρ εὐχόμενος νικησέμεν εἴ περ ἂν αὐταὶ Μοῦσαι ἀείδοιεν κοῦραι Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο · [3] [2] [1] [0]
στεῦμαι γάρ εὔχομαι νικάω εἰ πέρ ἄν αὐτός Μοῦσα ἀείδω κόρη Ζεύς αἰγίοχος ·