So saying, he went his way again into the house of Hades, but I abode there steadfastly, in the hope that some other by chance might still come forth of the warrior heroes who died in the days of old.
' &quot; ὣς εἰπὼν ὁ μὲν αὖτις ἔβη δόμον Ἄϊδος εἴσω , αὐτὰρ ἐγὼν αὐτοῦ μένον ἔμπεδον , εἴ τις ἔτ' ἔλθοι ἀνδρῶν ἡρώων , οἳ δὴ τὸ πρόσθεν ὄλοντο .
̓ &quot; ὡς εἶπον ὁ μέν αὖθις βαίνω δόμος Ἄϊς εἴσω , ἀτάρ ἐγώ αὐτοῦ μένω ἔμπεδος , εἰ τις ἔτι ἔρχομαι ἀνήρ ἥρως , ὅς δή ὁ πρόσθεν ὄλλυμι .