and others again has he slain on his return, and these by far the best of the Cephallenians. Nay then, come, before the fellow goes swiftly to Pylos or to goodly Elis, where the Epeans hold sway, let us go forth;
τοὺς δ' ἐλθὼν ἔκτεινε Κεφαλλήνων ὄχ' ἀρίστους , ἀλλ' ἄγετε , πρὶν τοῦτον ἢ ἐς Πύλον ὦκα ἱκέσθαι ἢ καὶ ἐς Ἤλιδα δῖαν , ὅθι κρατέουσιν Ἐπειοί , ἴομεν · [0]
ὁ δέ ἔρχομαι κτείνω Κεφαλλήν ὄχα ἄριστος , ἀλλά ἄγε , πρίν οὗτος ἤ εἰς Πύλος ὦκα ἱκνέομαι ἤ καί εἰς Ἦλις δῖος , ὅθι κρατέω Ἐπειός , εἶμι ·