However himself, I believe, has dalliance among the foremost fighters, as he makes havoc with his spear in defence of dead Patroclus.
ἀλλὰ καὶ αὐτὸς ὅ γ' ἔλπομ' ἐνὶ πρώτοισιν ὁμιλεῖ ἔγχεϊ δηϊόων περὶ Πατρόκλοιο θανόντος .
ἀλλά καί αὐτός ὅς γε ἔλπω ἐν πρότερος ὁμιλέω ἔγχος δηιόω περί Πάτροκλος θνήσκω .