The tendons of both his feet behind he pierced from heel to ankle, and made fast therethrough thongs of oxhide, and bound them to his chariot, but left the head to trail.
ἀμφοτέρων μετόπισθε ποδῶν τέτρηνε τένοντε ἐς σφυρὸν ἐκ πτέρνης , βοέους δ' ἐξῆπτεν ἱμάντας , ἐκ δίφροιο δ' ἔδησε , κάρη δ' ἕλκεσθαι ἔασεν ·
ἀμφότερος μετόπισθε πούς τετραίνω τένων εἰς σφυρόν ἐκ πτέρνη , βόειος δέ ἐξάπτω ἱμάς , ἐκ δίφρος δέ δέω , κάρα δέ ἕλκω ἐάω ·