Lady Athene, city-rescuer, fairest among goddesses, break now the spear of Diomedes, and grant furthermore that he himself may fall headlong before the Scaean gates; to the end that we may now forthwith sacrifice to you in your temple twelve sleek heifers that have not felt the goad, if you will take pity on Troy and the Trojans' wives and their little children.
πότνι' Ἀθηναίη ἐρυσίπτολι δῖα θεάων ἆξον δὴ ἔγχος Διομήδεος , ἠδὲ καὶ αὐτὸν πρηνέα δὸς πεσέειν Σκαιῶν προπάροιθε πυλάων , ὄφρά τοι αὐτίκα νῦν δυοκαίδεκα βοῦς ἐνὶ νηῷ ἤνις ἠκέστας ἱερεύσομεν , αἴ κ' ἐλεήσῃς ἄστύ τε καὶ Τρώων ἀλόχους καὶ νήπια τέκνα . [0] [1]
πότνια Ἀθήνη ἐρυσίπτολις δῖος θεά ἄγνυμι δή ἔγχος Διομήδης , ἠδέ καί αὐτός πρηνής δίδωμι πίπτω Σκαιαί προπάροιθε πύλη , ὄφρα σύ αὐτίκα νῦν δυοκαίδεκα βοῦς ἐν ναός ἦνις ἤκεστος ἱερεύω , εἰ ἄν ἐλεέω ἄστυ τε καί Τρώς ἄλοχος καί νήπιος τέκνον .