§1Παλλάδ’ Ἀθηναίην, κυδρὴν θεόν, ἄρχομ’ ἀείδειν §2γλαυκῶπιν, πολύμητιν, ἀμείλιχον ἦτορ ἔχουσαν, §3παρθένον αἰδοίην, ἐρυσίπτολιν, ἀλκήεσσαν, §4Τριτογενῆ, τὴν αὐτὸς ἐγείνατο μητίετα Ζεὺς §5σεμνῆς ἐκ κεφαλῆς, πολεμήια τεύχε’ ἔχουσαν, §6χρύσεα, παμφανόωντα· σέβας δ’ ἔχε πάντας ὁρῶντας
I begin to sing of Pallas Athena, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, of many counsels, who has an unyielding heart, a revered maiden, protector of cities, courageous, Tritogeneia, whom wise Zeus himself begot from his sacred head, having her warlike armor, golden and all-radiant; and awe seized all the immortals who beheld her.
§7ἀθανάτους· ἣ δὲ πρόσθεν Διὸς αἰγιόχοιο §8ἐσσυμένως ὤρουσεν ἀπ’ ἀθανάτοιο καρήνου, §9σείσασ’ ὀξὺν ἄκοντα· μέγας δ’ ἐλελίζετ’ Ὄλυμπος §10δεινὸν ὑπὸ βρίμης γλαυκώπιδος· ἀμφὶ δὲ γαῖα §11σμερδαλέον ἰάχησεν· ἐκινήθη δ’ ἄρα πόντος, §12κύμασι πορφυρέοισι κυκώμενος· ἔκχυτο δ’ ἅλμη §13ἐξαπίνης· στῆσεν δ’ Ὑπερίονος ἀγλαὸς υἱὸς §14ἵππους ὠκύποδας δηρὸν χρόνον, εἰσότε κούρη §15εἵλετ’ ἀπ’ ἀθανάτων ὤμων θεοείκελα τεύχη §16Παλλὰς Ἀθηναίη· γήθησε δὲ μητίετα Ζεύς.
And she, before Zeus who holds the aegis, impetuously leapt down from his immortal head, shaking her sharp javelin; and great Olympus shook dreadfully beneath the wrath of the bright-eyed goddess; and around the earth shrieked terribly; and the sea was moved, stirred by its dark waves; and the salty deep was poured forth suddenly; and the glorious son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses for a long time, until the maiden, Pallas Athena, had stripped the god-like armor from her immortal shoulders; and wise Zeus rejoiced.