1. That day Pelasges resolved in firm will,
And fierce determination against the son of Tithoes impregnable,

2. To exalt his fame among the Greeks,
And attain lofty honor among them,

3. Above the rim of his all-covering shield overflowed
And above its cavity shone radiance pure,

4. About his head and shoulders beamed
Effulgence pouring forth swift and compliant,

5. As the autumn constellation when it bathes
In the sea's surge and spans the heavens,

6. And toward the foe it hurls him
Where his masses of troops grow dense,

7. And in the host of Trojans was an aged man
Wealthy, of unstained merit,

8. Whom the Trojans recognized. He was known
To Hector and his compliant priest.

9. Also his sons, Aetion and Phegeus,
Had proved all the skills of war.

10. Over a chariot leaned they,
And strode ahead afoot spreading alarm,

11. And first Phegeus charged, as they closed,
With a terrifying lunge at his craft.

12. Swinging aside leftward from both shoulders
He passed and leapt and loosed no cry,

13. When Dioxippus pierced him with keen blade
And cleft his chest and penetrated the ribs.

14. He fell to the ground, strength gone,
While in panic his brother fled distraught.

15. He left the deck of his craft, and had not
The fire god caught him, slain he would have been.

16. He dove in search of the old man's corpse,
And Dioxippus shouted to his kin: “Now!

17. To the ships, my heroes, swift, swift!”
So calamity came on Troy when

18. For both heroes effort was wasted.
There the other, back in defeat.