For which reason in close fight he warded off the pitiless day of doom, but in flight his feet no longer bore him swiftly from the war.
τώ ῥα καὶ ἐν σταδίῃ μὲν ἀμύνετο νηλεὲς ἦμαρ , τρέσσαι δ' οὐκ ἔτι ῥίμφα πόδες φέρον ἐκ πολέμοιο .
τῷ ἄρα καί ἐν σταδίη μέν ἀμύνω νηλής ἦμαρ , τρέω δέ οὐ ἔτι ῥίμφα πούς φέρω ἐκ πόλεμος .