ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə sˌʌm sˈoːɹsᵻz, hˈoʊmɚ ɡˈeɪv ðə pˈoʊᵻm tə kɹɪˈɑːfɪləs ɪn ɹᵻtˈɜːn fɔːɹ hˌɑːspɪtˈælᵻɾi; wˈʌn sˈoːɹs sˈɛz ðæt pˌænɪˈæsɪs ʌv hˈælɪkˌɑːɹnəʃəs, ɪn tˈɜːn, stˈoʊl ɪt fɹʌm kɹɪˈɑːfɪləs.
According to some sources, Homer gave the poem to Creophylus in return for hospitality; one source says that Panyassis of Halicarnassus, in turn, stole it from Creophylus.