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Then Pallas Minerva put valour into the heart of Diomed son of	A
Tydeus that he might excel all the other Argives and cover himself	B
with glory She made a stream of fire flare from his shield and helmet	C
like the star that shines most brilliantly in summer after its bath in	D
the waters of Oceanus even such a fire did she kindle upon his head	E
and shoulders as she bade him speed into the thickest hurly burly of	A
the fight	F
Now there was a certain rich and honourable man among the Trojans	G
priest of Vulcan and his name was Dares He had two sons Phegeus and	H
Idaeus both of them skilled in all the arts of war These two came	I
forward from the main body of Trojans and set upon Diomed he being	J
on foot while they fought from their chariot When they were close up	K
to one another Phegeus took aim first but his spear went over	L
Diomed's left shoulder without hitting him Diomed then threw and his	M
spear sped not in vain for it hit Phegeus on the breast near the	N
nipple and he fell from his chariot Idaeus did not dare to	O
bestride his brother's body but sprang from the chariot and took to	O
flight or he would have shared his brother's fate whereon Vulcan	P
saved him by wrapping him in a cloud of darkness that his old	Q
father might not be utterly overwhelmed with grief but the son of	A
Tydeus drove off with the horses and bade his followers take them	R
to the ships The Trojans were scared when they saw the two sons of	A
Dares one of them in fright and the other lying dead by his	M
chariot Minerva therefore took Mars by the hand and said Mars	S
Mars bane of men bloodstained stormer of cities may we not now	T
leave the Trojans and Achaeans to fight it out and see to which of	A
the two Jove will vouchsafe the victory Let us go away and thus	U
avoid his anger	L
So saying she drew Mars out of the battle and set him down upon	V
the steep banks of the Scamander Upon this the Danaans drove the	N
Trojans back and each one of their chieftains killed his man First	W
King Agamemnon flung mighty Odius captain of the Halizoni from his	M
chariot The spear of Agamemnon caught him on the broad of his back	X
just as he was turning in flight it struck him between the	N
shoulders and went right through his chest and his armour rang	Y
rattling round him as he fell heavily to the ground	Z
Then Idomeneus killed Phaesus son of Borus the Meonian who had	A2
come from Varne Mighty Idomeneus speared him on the right shoulder as	B2
he was mounting his chariot and the darkness of death enshrouded	C2
him as he fell heavily from the car	D2
The squires of Idomeneus spoiled him of his armour while	E2
Menelaus son of Atreus killed Scamandrius the son of Strophius a	N
mighty huntsman and keen lover of the chase Diana herself had	A2
taught him how to kill every kind of wild creature that is bred in	D
mountain forests but neither she nor his famed skill in archery could	F2
now save him for the spear of Menelaus struck him in the back as he	G2
was flying it struck him between the shoulders and went right through	O
his chest so that he fell headlong and his armour rang rattling round	Z
him	H2
Meriones then killed Phereclus the son of Tecton who was the son of	A
Hermon a man whose hand was skilled in all manner of cunning	J
workmanship for Pallas Minerva had dearly loved him He it was that	I2
made the ships for Alexandrus which were the beginning of all	J2
mischief and brought evil alike both on the Trojans and on Alexandrus	B2
himself for he heeded not the decrees of heaven Meriones overtook	K2
him as he was flying and struck him on the right buttock The point	L2
of the spear went through the bone into the bladder and death came	I
upon him as he cried aloud and fell forward on his knees	B2
Meges moreover slew Pedaeus son of Antenor who though he was	B2
a bastard had been brought up by Theano as one of her own children	P
for the love she bore her husband The son of Phyleus got close up	K
to him and drove a spear into the nape of his neck it went under	L
his tongue all among his teeth so he bit the cold bronze and fell	M2
dead in the dust	N2
And Eurypylus son of Euaemon killed Hypsenor the son of noble	O2
Dolopion who had been made priest of the river Scamander and was	B2
honoured among the people as though he were a god Eurypylus gave	P2
him chase as he was flying before him smote him with his sword upon	V
the arm and lopped his strong hand from off it The bloody hand	Q2
fell to the ground and the shades of death with fate that no man can	R2
withstand came over his eyes	B2
Thus furiously did the battle rage between them As for the son of	A
Tydeus you could not say whether he was more among the Achaeans or	S2
the Trojans He rushed across the plain like a winter torrent that has	B2
burst its barrier in full flood no dykes no walls of fruitful	O2
vineyards can embank it when it is swollen with rain from heaven	P
but in a moment it comes tearing onward and lays many a field waste	T2
that many a strong man hand has reclaimed even so were the dense	B2
phalanxes of the Trojans driven in rout by the son of Tydeus and many	G2
though they were they dared not abide his onslaught	U2
Now when the son of Lycaon saw him scouring the plain and driving	J
the Trojans pell mell before him he aimed an arrow and hit the	N
front part of his cuirass near the shoulder the arrow went right	F
through the metal and pierced the flesh so that the cuirass was	B2
covered with blood On this the son of Lycaon shouted in triumph	V2
Knights Trojans come on the bravest of the Achaeans is wounded and	H
he will not hold out much longer if King Apollo was indeed with me	G2
when I sped from Lycia hither	L
Thus did he vaunt but his arrow had not killed Diomed who withdrew	O
and made for the chariot and horses of Sthenelus the son of Capaneus	B2
Dear son of Capaneus said he come down from your chariot and	H
draw the arrow out of my shoulder	L
Sthenelus sprang from his chariot and drew the arrow from the	N
wound whereon the blood came spouting out through the hole that had	A2
been made in his shirt Then Diomed prayed saying Hear me daughter	L
of aegis bearing Jove unweariable if ever you loved my father well	M2
and stood by him in the thick of a fight do the like now by me grant	W2
me to come within a spear's throw of that man and kill him He has	B2
been too quick for me and has wounded me and now he is boasting	J
that I shall not see the light of the sun much longer	L
Thus he prayed and Pallas Minerva heard him she made his limbs	B2
supple and quickened his hands and his feet Then she went up close to	O
him and said Fear not Diomed to do battle with the Trojans for	S2
I have set in your heart the spirit of your knightly father Tydeus	B2
Moreover I have withdrawn the veil from your eyes that you know gods	B2
and men apart If then any other god comes here and offers you	O
battle do not fight him but should Jove's daughter Venus come	X2
strike her with your spear and wound her	L
When she had said this Minerva went away and the son of Tydeus	B2
again took his place among the foremost fighters three times more	S2
fierce even than he had been before He was like a lion that some	X2
mountain shepherd has wounded but not killed as he is springing over	L
the wall of a sheep yard to attack the sheep The shepherd has	B2
roused the brute to fury but cannot defend his flock so he takes	B2
shelter under cover of the buildings while the sheep	Y2
panic stricken on being deserted are smothered in heaps one on top of	A
the other and the angry lion leaps out over the sheep yard wall Even	D
thus did Diomed go furiously about among the Trojans	B2
He killed Astynous and shepherd of his people the one with a	N
thrust of his spear which struck him above the nipple the other with	Z2
a sword cut on the collar bone that severed his shoulder from his	B2
neck and back He let both of them lie and went in pursuit of Abas	B2
and Polyidus sons of the old reader of dreams Eurydamas they never	L
came back for him to read them any more dreams for mighty Diomed made	A3
an end of them He then gave chase to Xanthus and Thoon the two	O
son	P

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