the iliad(伊利亚特)-第17部分

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who　would　now　fight　even　with　father　Jove；　and　draw　him　out　of　the
battle？　He　first　went　up　to　the　Cyprian　and　wounded　her　in　the　hand
near　her　wrist；　and　afterwards　sprang　upon　me　too；　as　though　he　were　a
god。〃
　　He　then　took　his　seat　on　the　top　of　Pergamus；　while　murderous　Mars
went　about　among　the　ranks　of　the　Trojans；　cheering　them　on；　in　the
likeness　of　fleet　Acamas　chief　of　the　Thracians。　〃Sons　of　Priam；〃　said
he；　〃how　long　will　you　let　your　people　be　thus　slaughtered　by　the
Achaeans？　Would　you　wait　till　they　are　at　the　walls　of　Troy？　Aeneas
the　son　of　Anchises　has　fallen；　he　whom　we　held　in　as　high　honour　as
Hector　himself。　Help　me；　then；　to　rescue　our　brave　comrade　from　the
stress　of　the　fight。〃
　　With　these　words　he　put　heart　and　soul　into　them　all。　Then
Sarpedon　rebuked　Hector　very　sternly。　〃Hector；〃　said　he；　〃where　is
your　prowess　now？　You　used　to　say　that　though　you　had　neither　people
nor　allies　you　could　hold　the　town　alone　with　your　brothers　and
brothers…in…law。　I　see　not　one　of　them　here；　they　cower　as　hounds
before　a　lion；　it　is　we；　your　allies；　who　bear　the　brunt　of　the
battle。　I　have　come　from　afar；　even　from　Lycia　and　the　banks　of　the
river　Xanthus；　where　I　have　left　my　wife；　my　infant　son；　and　much
wealth　to　tempt　whoever　is　needy；　nevertheless；　I　head　my　Lycian
soldiers　and　stand　my　ground　against　any　who　would　fight　me　though　I
have　nothing　here　for　the　Achaeans　to　plunder；　while　you　look　on；
without　even　bidding　your　men　stand　firm　in　defence　of　their　wives。
See　that　you　fall　not　into　the　hands　of　your　foes　as　men　caught　in　the
meshes　of　a　net；　and　they　sack　your　fair　city　forthwith。　Keep　this
before　your　mind　night　and　day；　and　beseech　the　captains　of　your
allies　to　hold　on　without　flinching；　and　thus　put　away　their
reproaches　from　you。〃
　　So　spoke　Sarpedon；　and　Hector　smarted　under　his　words。　He　sprang
from　his　chariot　clad　in　his　suit　of　armour；　and　went　about　among
the　host　brandishing　his　two　spears；　exhorting　the　men　to　fight　and
raising　the　terrible　cry　of　battle。　Then　they　rallied　and　again
faced　the　Achaeans；　but　the　Argives　stood　compact　and　firm；　and　were
not　driven　back。　As　the　breezes　sport　with　the　chaff　upon　some
goodly　threshing…floor；　when　men　are　winnowing…　while　yellow　Ceres
blows　with　the　wind　to　sift　the　chaff　from　the　grain；　and　the　chaff…
heaps　grow　whiter　and　whiter…　even　so　did　the　Achaeans　whiten　in　the
dust　which　the　horses'　hoofs　raised　to　the　firmament　of　heaven；　as
their　drivers　turned　them　back　to　battle；　and　they　bore　down　with
might　upon　the　foe。　Fierce　Mars；　to　help　the　Trojans；　covered　them
in　a　veil　of　darkness；　and　went　about　everywhere　among　them；
inasmuch　as　Phoebus　Apollo　had　told　him　that　when　he　saw　Pallas；
Minerva　leave　the　fray　he　was　to　put　courage　into　the　hearts　of　the
Trojans…　for　it　was　she　who　was　helping　the　Danaans。　Then　Apollo
sent　Aeneas　forth　from　his　rich　sanctuary；　and　filled　his　heart　with
valour；　whereon　he　took　his　place　among　his　comrades；　who　were
overjoyed　at　seeing　him　alive；　sound；　and　of　a　good　courage；　but
they　could　not　ask　him　how　it　had　all　happened；　for　they　were　too　busy
with　the　turmoil　raised　by　Mars　and　by　Strife；　who　raged　insatiably　in
their　midst。
　　The　two　Ajaxes；　Ulysses　and　Diomed；　cheered　the　Danaans　on；　fearless
of　the　fury　and　onset　of　the　Trojans。　They　stood　as　still　as　clouds
which　the　son　of　Saturn　has　spread　upon　the　mountain　tops　when　there
is　no　air　and　fierce　Boreas　sleeps　with　the　other　boisterous　winds
whose　shrill　blasts　scatter　the　clouds　in　all　directions…　even　so
did　the　Danaans　stand　firm　and　unflinching　against　the　Trojans。　The
son　of　Atreus　went　about　among　them　and　exhorted　them。　〃My　friends；〃
said　he；　〃quit　yourselves　like　brave　men；　and　shun　dishonour　in　one
another's　eyes　amid　the　stress　of　battle。　They　that　shun　dishonour
more　often　live　than　get　killed；　but　they　that　fly　save　neither　life
nor　name。〃
　　As　he　spoke　he　hurled　his　spear　and　hit　one　of　those　who　were　in　the
front　rank；　the　comrade　of　Aeneas；　Deicoon　son　of　Pergasus；　whom　the
Trojans　held　in　no　less　honour　than　the　sons　of　Priam；　for　he　was　ever
quick　to　place　himself　among　the　foremost。　The　spear　of　King　Agamemnon
struck　his　shield　and　went　right　through　it；　for　the　shield　stayed
it　not。　It　drove　through　his　belt　into　the　lower　part　of　his　belly；
and　his　armour　rang　rattling　round　him　as　he　fell　heavily　to　the
ground。
　　Then　Aeneas　killed　two　champions　of　the　Danaans；　Crethon　and
Orsilochus。　Their　father　was　a　rich　man　who　lived　in　the　strong　city
of　Phere　and　was　descended　from　the　river　Alpheus；　whose　broad
stream　flows　through　the　land　of　the　Pylians。　The　river　begat
Orsilochus；　who　ruled　over　much　people　and　was　father　to　Diocles；
who　in　his　turn　begat　twin　sons；　Crethon　and　Orsilochus；　well
skilled　in　all　the　arts　of　war。　These；　when　they　grew　up；　went　to
Ilius　with　the　Argive　fleet　in　the　cause　of　Menelaus　and　Agamemnon
sons　of　Atreus；　and　there　they　both　of　them　fell。　As　two　lions　whom
their　dam　has　reared　in　the　depths　of　some　mountain　forest　to
plunder　homesteads　and　carry　off　sheep　and　cattle　till　they　get　killed
by　the　hand　of　man；　so　were　these　two　vanquished　by　Aeneas；　and　fell
like　high　pine…trees　to　the　ground。
　　Brave　Menelaus　pitied　them　in　their　fall；　and　made　his　way　to　the
front；　clad　in　gleaming　bronze　and　brandishing　his　spear；　for　Mars
egged　him　on　to　do　so　with　intent　that　he　should　be　killed　by
Aeneas；　but　Antilochus　the　son　of　Nestor　saw　him　and　sprang　forward；
fearing　that　the　king　might　come　to　harm　and　thus　bring　all　their
labour　to　nothing；　when；　therefore　Aeneas　and　Menelaus　were　setting
their　hands　and　spears　against　one　another　eager　to　do　battle；
Antilochus　placed　himself　by　the　side　of　Menelaus。　Aeneas；　bold　though
he　was；　drew　back　on　seeing　the　two　heroes　side　by　side　in　front　of
him；　so　they　drew　the　bodies　of　Crethon　and　Orsilochus　to　the　ranks　of
the　Achaeans　and　committed　the　two　poor　fellows　into　the　hands　of
their　comrades。　They　then　turned　back　and　fought　in　the　front　ranks。
　　They　killed　Pylaemenes　peer　of　Mars；　leader　of　the　Paphlagonian
warriors。　Menelaus　struck　him　on　the　collar…bone　as　he　was　standing　on
his　chariot；　while　Antilochus　hit　his　charioteer　and　squire　Mydon；　the
son　of　Atymnius；　who　was　turning　his　horses　in　flight。　He　hit　him　with
a　stone　upon　the　elbow；　and　the　reins；　enriched　with　white　ivory；　fell
from　his　hands　into　the　dust。　Antilochus　rushed　towards　him　and　struck
him　on　the　temples　with　his　sword；　whereon　he　fell　head　first　from　the
chariot　to　the　ground。　There　he　stood　for　a　while　with　his　head　and
shoulders　buried　deep　in　the　dust…　for　he　had　fallen　on　sandy　soil
till　his　horses　kicked　him　and　laid　him　flat　on　the　ground；　as
Antilochus　lashed　them　and　drove　them　off　to　the　host　of　the　Achaeans。

　　But　Hector　marked　them　from　across　the　ranks；　and　with　a　loud　cry
rushed　towards　them；　followed　by　the　strong　battalions　of　the　Trojans。
Mars　and　dread　Enyo　led　them　on；　she　fraught　with　ruthless　turmoil
of　battle；　while　Mars　wielded　a　monstrous　spear；　and　went　about；　now
in　front　of　Hector　and　now　behind　him。
　　Diomed　shook　with　passion　as　he　saw　them。　As　a　man　crossing　a　wide
plain　is　dismayed　to　find　himself　on　the　brink　of　some　great　river
rolling　swiftly　to　the　sea…　he　sees　its　boiling　waters　and　starts　back
in　fear…　even　so　did　the　son　of　Tydeus　give　ground。　Then　he　said　to
his　men；　〃My　friends；　how　can　we　wonder　that　Hector　wields　the　spear
so　well？　Some　god　is　ever　by　his　side　to　protect　him；　and　now　Mars
is　with　him　in　the　likeness　of　mortal　man。　Keep　your　faces　therefore
towards　the　Trojans；　but　give　ground　backwards；　for　we　dare　not
fight　with　gods。〃
　　As　he　spoke　the　Trojans　drew　close　up；　and　Hector　killed　two　men；
both　in　one　chariot；　Menesthes　and　Anchialus；　heroes　well　versed　in
war。　Ajax　son　of　Telamon　pitied　them　in　their　fall；　he　came　close　up
and　hurled　his　spear；　hitting　Amphius　the　son　of　Selagus；　a　man　of
great　wealth　who　lived　in　Paesus　and　owned　much　corn…growing　land；　but
his　lot　had　led　him　to　come　to　the　aid　of　Priam　and　his　sons。　Ajax
struck　him　in　the　belt；　the　spear　pierced　the　lower　part　of　his　belly；
and　he　fell　heavily　to　the　ground。　Then　Ajax　ran　towards　him　to
strip　him　of　his　armour；　but　the　Trojans　rained　spears　upon　him；
many　of　which　fell　upon　his　shield。　He　planted　his　heel　upon　the
body　and　drew　out　his　spear；　but　the　darts　pressed　so　heavily　upon　him
that　he　could　not　strip　the　goodly　armour　from　his　shoulders。　The
Trojan　chieftains；　moreover；　many　and　valiant；　came　about　him　with
their　spears；　so　that　he　dared　not　stay；　great；　brave　and　valiant
though　he　was；　they　drove　him　from　them　and　he　was　beaten　back。
　　Thus；　then；　did　the　battle　rage　between　them。　Presently　the　strong
hand　of　fate　impelled　Tlepolemus；　the　son　of　Hercules；　a　man　both
brave　and　of　great　stature；　to　fight　Sarpedon；　so　the　two；　son　and
grandson　of　great　Jove；　drew　near　to　one　another；　and　Tlepolemus　spoke
first。　〃Sarpedon；〃　said　he；　〃councillor　of　the　Lycians；　why　should　you
come　skulking　here　you　who　are　a　man　of　peace？　They　lie　who　call　you
son　of　aegis…bearing　Jove；　for　you　are　little　like　those　who　were　of
old　his　children。　Far　ot