So saying, he seized the footstool and flung it, and struck Odysseus on the base of the right shoulder, where it joins the back.
ὣς ἄρ' ἔφη , καὶ θρῆνυν ἑλὼν βάλε δεξιὸν ὦμον , πρυμνότατον κατὰ νῶτον ·
ὡς ἄρα φημί , καί θρῆνυς αἱρέω βάλλω δεξιός ὦμος , πρυμνός κατά νῶτον ·