Then truly would unhappy Odysseus have perished beyond his fate, had not flashing-eyed Athena given him prudence.
ἔνθα κε δὴ δύστηνος ὑπὲρ μόρον ὤλετ' Ὀδυσσεύς , εἰ μὴ ἐπιφροσύνην δῶκε γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη .
ἔνθα ἄν δή δύστηνος ὑπέρ μόρος ὄλλυμι Ὀδυσσεύς , εἰ μή ἐπιφροσύνη δίδωμι γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη .