1. When Achilles had finished, he threw
His ornamented spear to the ground,

2. And took his seat, while Agamemnon fumed
On his throne, raging with anger.

3. Between them stepped the peacemaker Nestor,
Honey flowed from his lips as he spoke,

4. He was the orator, brother of eloquence and good counsel,
Wanting to extinguish the strife in the assembly.

5. He had ruled over the third generation
After having lived with two,

6. Standing to give a speech, dressed
In composure and dignity, in the Greek council.