and the spear passed over his back and was stayed in the ground, although fain to glut itself with the flesh of man.
ἐγχείη δ' ἄρ' ὑπὲρ νώτου ἐνὶ γαίῃ ἔστη ἱεμένη χροὸς ἄμεναι ἀνδρομέοιο .
ἐγχείη δέ ἄρα ὑπέρ νῶτον ἐν γαῖα ἵστημι ἵημι χρώς ἄω ἀνδρόμεος .