and the Argives gave ground and ceased from slaying; and they thought that one of the immortals had come down from starry heaven to bear aid to the Trojans, that they rallied thus.
Ἀργεῖοι δ' ὑπεχώρησαν , λῆξαν δὲ φόνοιο , φὰν δέ τιν' ἀθανάτων ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἀστερόεντος Τρωσὶν ἀλεξήσοντα κατελθέμεν , ὡς ἐλέλιχθεν .
Ἀργεῖος δέ ὑποχωρέω , λήγω δέ φόνος , φημί δέ τις ἀθάνατος ἐκ οὐρανός ἀστερόεις Τρώς ἀλέξω κατέρχομαι , ὡς ἐλελίζω .