for he hid beneath the cover of his shield that was well-balanced upon every side, the which he was accustomed to bear, cunningly wrought with bull's hide and gleaming bronze, and fitted with two rods;
κρύφθη γὰρ ὑπ' ἀσπίδι πάντοσ' ἐΐσῃ , τὴν ἄρ' ὅ γε ῥινοῖσι βοῶν καὶ νώροπι χαλκῷ δινωτὴν φορέεσκε , δύω κανόνεσσ' ἀραρυῖαν ·
κρύπτω γάρ ὑπό ἀσπίς πάντοσε ἴσος , ὁ ἄρα ὁ γε ῥινός βοῦς καί νῶροψ χαλκός δινωτός φορέω , δύο κανών ἀραρίσκω ·