but even as he rushed straight upon him the king struck him on the forehead with his sharp spear, nor was the spear stayed by his helmet, heavy with bronze, but passed through it and through the bone, and all his brain was spattered about within;
τὸν δ' ἰθὺς μεμαῶτα μετώπιον ὀξέϊ δουρὶ νύξ' , οὐ δὲ στεφάνη δόρυ οἱ σχέθε χαλκοβάρεια , ἀλλὰ δι' αὐτῆς ἦλθε καὶ ὀστέου , ἐγκέφαλος δὲ ἔνδον ἅπας πεπάλακτο ·
ὁ δέ ἰθύς μέμαα μετώπιον ὀξύς δόρυ νύσσω , οὐ δέ στεφάνη δόρυ ἕ ἔχω χαλκοβαρής , ἀλλά διά αὐτός ἔρχομαι καί ὀστέον , ἐγκέφαλος δέ ἔνδον ἅπας παλάσσω ·