ὡς τρὶς ἂν παρ' ἀσπίδα στῆναι θέλοιμ' ἂν μᾶλλον ἢ τεκεῖν ἅπαξ → I would rather stand three times with a shield in battle than give birth once
P. and V. φηγός, ἡ.
spear of beechwood: V. ὀξύη, ἡ.