And straight over the trench leapt the swift horses—the immortal horses that the gods gave as glorious gifts to Peleus—in their onward flight, and against Hector did the heart of Patroclus urge him on,
ἀντικρὺ δ' ἄρα τάφρον ὑπέρθορον ὠκέες ἵπποι ἄμβροτοι , οὓς Πηλῆϊ θεοὶ δόσαν ἀγλαὰ δῶρα , πρόσσω ἱέμενοι , ἐπὶ δ' Ἕκτορι κέκλετο θυμός ·
ἀντικρύ δέ ἄρα τάφρος ὑπερθρώσκω ὠκύς ἵππος ἄμβροτος , ὅς Πηλεύς θεός δίδωμι ἀγλαός δῶρον , πρόσω ἵημι , ἐπί δέ Ἕκτωρ κέλομαι θυμός ·