So Hermes spoke, but for all his good intent he did not persuade the heart of Aegisthus;
ὣς ἔφαθ' Ἑρμείας , ἀλλ' οὐ φρένας Αἰγίσθοιο πεῖθ' ἀγαθὰ φρονέων ·
ὡς φημί Ἑρμῆς , ἀλλά οὐ φρήν Αἴγισθος πείθω ἀγαθός φρονέω ·