however the bronze broke not through, but its point was bent back in the stout shield.
οὐ δ' ἔρρηξεν χαλκός , ἀνεγνάμφθη δέ οἱ αἰχμὴ ἀσπίδ' ἐνὶ κρατερῇ ·
οὐ δέ ῥήγνυμι χαλκός , ἀναγνάμπτω δέ ὁ αἰχμή ἀσπίς ἐν κρατερός ·