And heralds apart beneath an oak were making ready a feast, and were dressing a great ox they had slain for sacrifice;
κήρυκες δ' ἀπάνευθεν ὑπὸ δρυῒ δαῖτα πένοντο , βοῦν δ' ἱερεύσαντες μέγαν ἄμφεπον ·
κῆρυξ δέ ἀπάνευθε ὑπό δρῦς δαίς1 πένομαι , βοῦς δέ ἱερεύω μέγας ἀμφιέπω ·