（ll。285—304）Othersagainweremountedonhorsebackandgallopingbeforethetown。Andtherewereploughmenbreakingupthegoodsoul,clothedintunicsgirtup。Alsotherewasawidecornlandandsomemenwerereapingwithsharphooksthestalkswhichbendedwiththeweightofthecars——asiftheywerereapingDemeter\'sgrain:otherswerebindingthesheaveswithbandsandwerespreadingthethreshingfloor。Andsomeheldreapinghooksandweregatheringthevintage,whileothersweretakingfromthereapersintobasketswhiteandblackclustersfromthelongrowsofvineswhichwereheavywithleavesandtendrilsofsilver。Othersagainweregatheringthemintobaskets。Besidethemwasarowofvinesingold,thesplendidworkofcunningHephaestus:ithadshiveringleavesandstakesofsilverandwasladenwithgrapeswhichturnedblack（5）。Andtherewerementreadingoutthegrapesandothersdrawingoffliquor。Alsothereweremenboxingandwrestling,andhuntsmenchasingswifthareswithaleashofsharp—tootheddogsbeforethem,theyeagertocatchthehares,andthehareseagertoescape。
（ll305—313）Nexttothemwerehorsemenhardset,andtheycontendedandlabouredforaprize。Thecharioteersstandingontheirwell—wovencars,urgedontheirswifthorseswithlooserein;thejointedcarsflewalongclatteringandthenavesofthewheelsshriekedloudly。Sotheywereengagedinanunendingtoil,andtheendwithvictorycamenevertothem,andthecontestwaseverunwon。Andtherewassetoutforthemwithinthecourseagreattripodofgold,thesplendidworkofcunningHephaestus。
（ll。314—317）AndroundtherimOceanwasflowing,withafullstreamasitseemed,andenclosedallthecunningworkoftheshield。Overitswansweresoaringandcallingloudly,andmanyotherswereswimminguponthesurfaceofthewater;andnearthemwereshoalsoffish。
（ll。318—326）Awonderfulthingthegreatstrongshieldwastosee——evenforZeustheloud—thunderer,bywhosewillHephaestusmadeitandfitteditwithhishands。ThisshieldthevaliantsonofZeuswieldedmasterly,andleapeduponhishorse—chariotlikethelightningofhisfatherZeuswhoholdstheaegis,movinglithely。Andhischarioteer,strongIolaus,standinguponthecar,guidedthecurvedchariot。
（ll。327—337）Thenthegoddessgrey—eyedAthenecamenearthemandspokewingedwords,encouragingthem:`Hail,offspringoffar—famedLynceus！EvennowZeuswhoreignsovertheblessedgodsgivesyoupowertoslayCycnusandtostripoffhissplendidarmour。YetIwilltellyousomethingbesides,mightiestofthepeople。WhenyouhaverobbedCycnusofsweetlife,thenleavehimthereandhisarmouralso,andyouyourselfwatchman—slayingAresnarrowlyasheattacks,andwhereveryoushallseehimuncoveredbelowhiscunningly—wroughtshield,therewoundhimwithyoursharpspear。Thendrawback;foritisnotordainedthatyoushouldtakehishorsesorhissplendidarmour。\'