hˈoʊmɚ hæd lˈɪɾəl tʃˈɔɪs bˌʌt tʊ ɐksˈɛpt, ænd ɹᵻsˈaɪɾᵻd tə ðɪstˈoːɹaɪdz ðɪ ˈɪlɪˌæd, ðɪ ˈɑːdɪsi ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐn ˈɛpɪk ˌɔn lˈoʊkəl hˈɪstɚɹi ænd lˈɛdʒənd, fˈɑːkaɪz.
Homer had little choice but to accept, and recited to Thestorides the Iliad, the Odyssey and also an epic on local history and legend, Phocais.