I would, O father Zeus, and Athena, and Apollo, that in such strength as when I took Nericus, the well built citadel on the shore of the mainland, when I was lord of the Cephallenians, even in such strength I had stood by your side yesterday in our house with my armour about my shoulders, and had beaten back the suitors.
&quot; αἲ γάρ , Ζεῦ τε πάτερ καὶ Ἀθηναίη καὶ Ἄπολλον , οἷος Νήρικον εἷλον , ἐϋκτίμενον πτολίεθρον , ἀκτὴν ἠπείροιο , Κεφαλλήνεσσιν ἀνάσσων , τοῖος ἐών τοι χθιζὸς ἐν ἡμετέροισι δόμοισιν , τεύχε' ἔχων ὤμοισιν , ἐφεστάμεναι καὶ ἀμύνειν ἄνδρας μνηστῆρας · [0] [1] [2]
&quot; αἴ γάρ , Ζεύς τε πατήρ καί Ἀθήνη καί Ἀπόλλων , οἷος Νήρικος αἱρέω , ἐυκτίμενος πτολίεθρον , ἀκτή ἤπειρος , Κεφαλλήν ἀνάσσω , τοῖος εἰμί τοι χθιζός ἐν ἡμέτερος δόμος , τεῦχος ἔχω ὦμος , ἐφίστημι καί ἀμύνω ἀνήρ μνηστήρ ·