ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə klˈɛmənt ʌv ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə, hiː stˈoʊl ðə pˈoʊᵻm fɹʌmðə lˈɛdʒəndɚɹi ˈɜːli pˈoʊɪt mjˈuːsiːəs; mˈiːnɪŋ, pˈɑːsᵻbli, ðˌæɾə vˈɜːʒən əvə lˈɔŋɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ˈɛpɪk wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ dˌaʊn baɪ jˈuːɡæmən.
According to Clement of Alexandria, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet Musaeus; meaning, possibly, that a version of a long-existing traditional epic was written down by Eugammon.