But after we had sacked the lofty city of Priam, he went on board his ship with his share of the spoil and a brilliant prize— all unscathed he was, neither struck with the sharp spear nor wounded in close fight, as often befalls in war;
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ Πριάμοιο πόλιν διεπέρσαμεν αἰπήν , μοῖραν καὶ γέρας ἐσθλὸν ἔχων ἐπὶ νηὸς ἔβαινεν ἀσκηθής , οὔ τ' ἂρ βεβλημένος ὀξέι χαλκῷ οὔ τ' αὐτοσχεδίην οὐτασμένος , οἷά τε πολλὰ γίγνεται ἐν πολέμῳ ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή Πρίαμος πόλις διαπέρθω αἰπός , μοῖρα καί γέρας ἐσθλός ἔχω ἐπί ναῦς βαίνω ἀσκηθής , οὐ τε ἄρα βάλλω ὀξύς χαλκός οὐ τε αὐτοσχέδιος οὐτάζω , οἷος τε πολύς γίγνομαι ἐν πόλεμος ·