Now when the two had reached manhood, they followed with the Argives on the black ships to Ilios famed for its horses, seeking to win recompense for the sons of Atreus, Agamemnon and Menelaus;
τὼ μὲν ἄρ' ἡβήσαντε μελαινάων ἐπὶ νηῶν Ἴλιον εἰς εὔπωλον ἅμ' Ἀργείοισιν ἑπέσθην , τιμὴν Ἀτρεΐδῃς Ἀγαμέμνονι καὶ Μενελάῳ ἀρνυμένω ·
ὁ μέν ἄρα ἡβάω μέλας ἐπί ναῦς Ἴλιος εἰς εὔπωλος ἅμα Ἀργεῖος ἕπομαι , τιμή Ἀτρείδης Ἀγαμέμνων καί Μενέλαος ἄρνυμαι ·