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The fight between Trojans and Achaeans was now left to rage as it	A
would and the tide of war surged hither and thither over the plain as	B
they aimed their bronze shod spears at one another between the streams	C
of Simois and Xanthus	C
First Ajax son of Telamon tower of strength to the Achaeans broke	D
a phalanx of the Trojans and came to the assistance of his comrades	C
by killing Acamas son of Eussorus the best man among the Thracians	C
being both brave and of great stature The spear struck the projecting	E
peak of his helmet its bronze point then went through his forehead	F
into the brain and darkness veiled his eyes	C
Then Diomed killed Axylus son of Teuthranus a rich man who lived in	G
the strong city of Arisbe and was beloved by all men for he had a	H
house by the roadside and entertained every one who passed howbeit	F
not one of his guests stood before him to save his life and Diomed	F
killed both him and his squire Calesius who was then his	C
charioteer so the pair passed beneath the earth	I
Euryalus killed Dresus and Opheltius and then went in pursuit of	J
Aesepus and Pedasus whom the naiad nymph Abarbarea had borne to noble	K
Bucolion Bucolion was eldest son to Laomedon but he was a bastard	F
While tending his sheep he had converse with the nymph and she	L
conceived twin sons these the son of Mecisteus now slew and he	L
stripped the armour from their shoulders Polypoetes then killed	F
Astyalus Ulysses Pidytes of Percote and Teucer Aretaon Ablerus fell	M
by the spear of Nestor's son Antilochus and Agamemnon king of men	N
killed Elatus who dwelt in Pedasus by the banks of the river	O
Satnioeis Leitus killed Phylacus as he was flying and Eurypylus slew	P
Melanthus	C
Then Menelaus of the loud war cry took Adrestus alive for his	C
horses ran into a tamarisk bush as they were flying wildly over the	H
plain and broke the pole from the car they went on towards the	H
city along with the others in full flight but Adrestus rolled out	F
and fell in the dust flat on his face by the wheel of his chariot	F
Menelaus came up to him spear in hand but Adrestus caught him by	Q
the knees begging for his life Take me alive he cried son of	J
Atreus and you shall have a full ransom for me my father is rich and	F
has much treasure of gold bronze and wrought iron laid by in his	C
house From this store he will give you a large ransom should he	L
hear of my being alive and at the ships of the Achaeans	C
Thus did he plead and Menelaus was for yielding and giving him to a	H
squire to take to the ships of the Achaeans but Agamemnon came	R
running up to him and rebuked him My good Menelaus said he	L
this is no time for giving quarter Has then your house fared so	C
well at the hands of the Trojans Let us not spare a single one of	J
them not even the child unborn and in its mother's womb let not a	H
man of them be left alive but let all in Ilius perish unheeded and	F
forgotten	S
Thus did he speak and his brother was persuaded by him for his	C
words were just Menelaus therefore thrust Adrestus from him	T
whereon King Agamemnon struck him in the flank and he fell then	N
the son of Atreus planted his foot upon his breast to draw his spear	U
from the body	L
Meanwhile Nestor shouted to the Argives saying My friends Danaan	N
warriors servants of Mars let no man lag that he may spoil the dead	F
and bring back much booty to the ships Let us kill as many as we can	N
the bodies will lie upon the plain and you can despoil them later	O
at your leisure	O
With these words he put heart and soul into them all And now the	H
Trojans would have been routed and driven back into Ilius had not	F
Priam's son Helenus wisest of augurs said to Hector and Aeneas	C
Hector and Aeneas you two are the mainstays of the Trojans and	F
Lycians for you are foremost at all times alike in fight and	F
counsel hold your ground here and go about among the host to rally	L
them in front of the gates or they will fling themselves into the	H
arms of their wives to the great joy of our foes Then when you have	V
put heart into all our companies we will stand firm here and fight	F
the Danaans however hard they press us for there is nothing else to	P
be done Meanwhile do you Hector go to the city and tell our	O
mother what is happening Tell her to bid the matrons gather at the	H
temple of Minerva in the acropolis let her then take her key and open	N
the doors of the sacred building there upon the knees of Minerva	H
let her lay the largest fairest robe she has in her house the one	N
she sets most store by let her moreover promise to sacrifice twelve	W
yearling heifers that have never yet felt the goad in the temple of	J
the goddess if she will take pity on the town with the wives and	F
little ones of the Trojans and keep the son of Tydeus from falling on	N
the goodly city of Ilius for he fights with fury and fills men's	C
souls with panic I hold him mightiest of them all we did not fear	U
even their great champion Achilles son of a goddess though he be	L
as we do this man his rage is beyond all bounds and there is none	N
can vie with him in prowess	C
Hector did as his brother bade him He sprang from his chariot	F
and went about everywhere among the host brandishing his spears	C
urging the men on to fight and raising the dread cry of battle	K
Thereon they rallied and again faced the Achaeans who gave ground and	F
ceased their murderous onset for they deemed that some one of the	H
immortals had come down from starry heaven to help the Trojans so	C
strangely had they rallied And Hector shouted to the Trojans	C
Trojans and allies be men my friends and fight with might and	F
main while I go to Ilius and tell the old men of our council and	F
our wives to pray to the gods and vow hecatombs in their honour	U
With this he went his way and the black rim of hide that went round	F
his shield beat against his neck and his ancles	C
Then Glaucus son of Hippolochus and the son of Tydeus went into the	H
open space between the hosts to fight in single combat When they were	U
close up to one another Diomed of the loud war cry was the first to	P
speak Who my good sir said he who are you among men I have	V
never seen you in battle until now but you are daring beyond all	X
others if you abide my onset Woe to those fathers whose sons face	C
my might If however you are one of the immortals and have come down	N
from heaven I will not fight you for even valiant Lycurgus son of	J
Dryas did not live long when he took to fighting with the gods He it	F
was that drove the nursing women who were in charge of frenzied	F
Bacchus through the land of Nysa and they flung their thyrsi on the	H
ground as murderous Lycurgus beat them with his oxgoad Bacchus	C
himself plunged terror stricken into the sea and Thetis took him to	P
her bosom to comfort him for he was scared by the fury with which the	H
man reviled him Thereon the gods who live at ease were angry with	Y
Lycurgus and the son of Saturn struck him blind nor did he live	Z
much longer after he had become hateful to the immortals Therefore	U
I will not fight with the blessed gods but if you are of them that	F
eat the fruit of the ground draw near and meet your doom	A2
And the son of Hippolochus answered son of Tydeus why ask me of my	Q
lineage Men come and go as leaves year by year upon the trees	C
Those of autumn the wind sheds upon the ground but when spring	E
returns the forest buds forth with fresh vines Even so is it with the	H
generations of mankind the new spring up as the old are passing away	B2
If then you would learn my descent it is one that is well known	N
to many There is a city in the heart of Argos pasture land of	J
horses called Ephyra where Sisyphus lived who was the craftiest	F
of all mankind He was the son of Aeolus and had a son named Glaucus	C
who was father to Bellerophon whom heaven endowed with the most	F
surpassing comeliness and beauty But Proetus devised his ruin and	F
being stronger than he drove him from the land of the Argives over	U
which Jove had made him ruler For Antea wife o	C

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