we took the seat of Thebe of the seven gates, when we two had gathered a lesser host against a stronger wall, putting our trust in the portents of the gods and in the aid of Zeus;
ἡμεῖς καὶ Θήβης ἕδος εἵλομεν ἑπταπύλοιο παυρότερον λαὸν ἀγαγόνθ' ὑπὸ τεῖχος ἄρειον , πειθόμενοι τεράεσσι θεῶν καὶ Ζηνὸς ἀρωγῇ ·
ἐγώ καί Θήβη ἕδος αἱρέω ἑπτάπυλος παῦρος λαός ἄγω ὑπό τεῖχος ἀρείων , πείθω τέρας θεός καί Ζεύς ἀρωγή ·