But when, as he swam, he came to the mouth of a fair-flowing river, where seemed to him the best place, since it was smooth of stones, and besides there was shelter from the wind, he knew the river as he flowed forth, and prayed to him in his heart:
ἀλλ' ὅτε δὴ ποταμοῖο κατὰ στόμα καλλιρόοιο ἷξε νέων , τῇ δή οἱ ἐείσατο χῶρος ἄριστος , λεῖος πετράων , καὶ ἐπὶ σκέπας ἦν ἀνέμοιο , ἔγνω δὲ προρέοντα καὶ εὔξατο ὃν κατὰ θυμόν ·
ἀλλά ὅτε δή ποταμός κατά στόμα καλλίρους ἵκω νέω , τῇ δή ἕ εἶδον χῶρος ἄριστος , λεῖος πέτρα , καί ἐπί σκέπας εἰμί ἄνεμος , γιγνώσκω δέ προρέω καί εὔχομαι ἑός κατά θυμός ·