Him he marked full quickly on the left of the whole battle, heartening his comrades and urging them on to fight. And drawing near fair-haired Menelaus spoke to him, saying:
τὸν δὲ μάλ' αἶψ' ἐνόησε μάχης ἐπ' ἀριστερὰ πάσης θαρσύνονθ' ἑτάρους καὶ ἐποτρύνοντα μάχεσθαι , ἀγχοῦ δ' ἱστάμενος προσέφη ξανθὸς Μενέλαος ·
ὁ δέ μάλα αἶψα νοέω μάχη ἐπί ἀριστερός πᾶς θαρσύνω ἑταῖρος καί ἐποτρύνω μάχομαι , ἀγχοῦ δέ ἵστημι πρόσφημι ξανθός Μενέλαος ·