Between the two they held forth their staves, and the herald Idaeus, skilled in prudent counsel, spoke, saying:
μέσσῳ δ' ἀμφοτέρων σκῆπτρα σχέθον , εἶπέ τε μῦθον κῆρυξ Ἰδαῖος πεπνυμένα μήδεα εἰδώς ·
μέσος δέ ἀμφότερος σκῆπτρον ἔχω , εἶπον τε μῦθος κῆρυξ Ἰδαῖος πέπνυμαι μῆδος1 οἶδα ·