fewer they were, but even so were they eager to contend in battle through utter need, for their children's sake and their wives'.
μέμασαν δὲ καὶ ὧς ὑσμῖνι μάχεσθαι χρειοῖ ἀναγκαίῃ , πρό τε παίδων καὶ πρὸ γυναικῶν .
μέμαα δέ καί ὡς ὑσμίνη μάχομαι χρεώ ἀναγκαῖος , πρό τε παῖς καί πρό γυνή .