XLIII. toiotoisi pete otow mecato Kroson, isan met tata jhrtumnoi logsi te nehnsi ka kus. pikmenoi d w tn Olumpon t row zteon t yhron, erntew d ka peristntew at kkl shkntizon. [2] nya d jenow, otow d kayaryew tn fnon, kalemenow d Adrhstow, kontzvn tn n to mn martnei, tugxnei d to Krosou paidw. [3] mn d blhyew t axm jplhse to nerou tn fmhn, yee d tiw ggelvn t Kros t gegonw, pikmenow d w tw Srdiw tn te mxhn ka tn to paidw mron smhn o.

XLIV. d Krosow t yant to paidw suntetaragmnow mllon ti deinologeto ti min pkteine tn atw fnou kyhre: [2] perihmektvn d t sumfor deinw klee mn Da kayrsion marturmenow t p to jenou peponyw eh klee d pstin te ka tairion, tn atn toton nomzvn yen, tn mn pstion kalvn, diti d okoisi podejmenow tn jenon fona to paidw lnyane bskvn, tn d tairion, w flaka sumpmcaw atn erkoi polemitaton.