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Trojans。〃

With　this　the　charioteer　turned　his　horses　towards　the　ships；　and
they　flew　forward　nothing　loth。　Their　chests　were　white　with　foam
and　their　bellies　with　dust；　as　they　drew　the　wounded　king　out　of
the　battle。

When　Hector　saw　Agamemnon　quit　the　field；　he　shouted　to　the
Trojans　and　Lycians　saying；　〃Trojans；　Lycians；　and　Dardanian
warriors；　be　men；　my　friends；　and　acquit　yourselves　in　battle
bravely；　their　best　man　has　left　them；　and　Jove　has　vouchsafed　me
a　great　triumph；　charge　the　foe　with　your　chariots　that　you　may
win　still　greater　glory。〃

With　these　words　he　put　heart　and　soul　into　them　all；　and　as　a
huntsman　hounds　his　dogs　on　against　a　lion　or　wild　boar；　even　so
did　Hector；　peer　of　Mars；　hound　the　proud　Trojans　on　against　the
Achaeans。　Full　of　hope　he　plunged　in　among　the　foremost；　and　fell
on　the　fight　like　some　fierce　tempest　that　swoops　down　upon　the
sea；　and　lashes　its　deep　blue　waters　into　fury。

What；　then　is　the　full　tale　of　those　whom　Hector　son　of　Priam
killed　in　the　hour　of　triumph　which　Jove　then　vouchsafed　him？
First　Asaeus；　Autonous；　and　Opites；　Dolops　son　of　Clytius；
Opheltius　and　Agelaus；　Aesymnus；　Orus　and　Hipponous　steadfast　in
battle；　these　chieftains　of　the　Achaeans　did　Hector　slay；　and
then　he　fell　upon　the　rank　and　file。　As　when　the　west　wind
hustles　the　clouds　of　the　white　south　and　beats　them　down　with
the　fierceness　of　its　furythe　waves　of　the　sea　roll　high；　and
the　spray　is　flung　aloft　in　the　rage　of　the　wandering　windeven
so　thick　were　the　heads　of　them　that　fell　by　the　hand　of　Hector。

All　had　then　been　lost　and　no　help　for　it；　and　the　Achaeans　would
have　fled　pell…mell　to　their　ships；　had　not　Ulysses　cried　out　to
Diomed；　〃Son　of　Tydeus；　what　has　happened　to　us　that　we　thus
forget　our　prowess？　e；　my　good　fellow；　stand　by　my　side　and
help　me；　we　shall　be　shamed　for　ever　if　Hector　takes　the　ships。〃

And　Diomed　answered；　〃e　what　may；　I　will　stand　firm；　but　we
shall　have　scant　joy　of　it；　for　Jove　is　minded　to　give　victory　to
the　Trojans　rather　than　to　us。〃

With　these　words　he　struck　Thymbraeus　from　his　chariot　to　the
ground；　smiting　him　in　the　left　breast　with　his　spear；　while
Ulysses　killed　Molion　who　was　his　squire。　These　they　let　lie；　now
that　they　had　stopped　their　fighting；　the　two　heroes　then　went　on
playing　havoc　with　the　foe；　like　two　wild　boars　that　turn　in　fury
and　rend　the　hounds　that　hunt　them。　Thus　did　they　turn　upon　the
Trojans　and　slay　them；　and　the　Achaeans　were　thankful　to　have
breathing　time　in　their　flight　from　Hector。

They　then　took　two　princes　with　their　chariot；　the　two　sons　of
Merops　of　Percote；　who　excelled　all　others　in　the　arts　of
divination。　He　had　forbidden　his　sons　to　go　to　the　war；　but　they
would　not　obey　him；　for　fate　lured　them　to　their　fall。　Diomed　son
of　Tydeus　slew　them　both　and　stripped　them　of　their　armour；　while
Ulysses　killed　Hippodamus　and　Hypeirochus。

And　now　the　son　of　Saturn　as　he　looked　down　from　Ida　ordained
that　neither　side　should　have　the　advantage；　and　they　kept　on
killing　one　another。　The　son　of　Tydeus　speared　Agastrophus　son　of
Paeon　in　the　hip…joint　with　his　spear。　His　chariot　was　not　at
hand　for　him　to　fly　with；　so　blindly　confident　had　he　been。　His
squire　was　in　charge　of　it　at　some　distance　and　he　was　fighting
on　foot　among　the　foremost　until　he　lost　his　life。　Hector　soon
marked　the　havoc　Diomed　and　Ulysses　were　making；　and　bore　down
upon　them　with　a　loud　cry；　followed　by　the　Trojan　ranks；　brave
Diomed　was　dismayed　when　he　saw　them；　and　said　to　Ulysses　who　was
beside　him；　〃Great　Hector　is　bearing　down　upon　us　and　we　shall　be
undone；　let　us　stand　firm　and　wait　his　onset。〃

He　poised　his　spear　as　he　spoke　and　hurled　it；　nor　did　he　miss
his　mark。　He　had　aimed　at　Hector's　head　near　the　top　of　his
helmet；　but　bronze　was　turned　by　bronze；　and　Hector　was
untouched；　for　the　spear　was　stayed　by　the　visored　helm　made　with
three　plates　of　metal；　which　Phoebus　Apollo　had　given　him。　Hector
sprang　back　with　a　great　bound　under　cover　of　the　ranks；　he　fell
on　his　knees　and　propped　himself　with　his　brawny　hand　leaning　on
the　ground；　for　darkness　had　fallen　on　his　eyes。　The　son　of
Tydeus　having　thrown　his　spear　dashed　in　among　the　foremost
fighters；　to　the　place　where　he　had　seen　it　strike　the　ground；
meanwhile　Hector　recovered　himself　and　springing　back　into　his
chariot　mingled　with　the　crowd；　by　which　means　he　saved　his　life。
But　Diomed　made　at　him　with　his　spear　and　said；　〃Dog；　you　have
again　got　away　though　death　was　close　on　your　heels。　Phoebus
Apollo；　to　whom　I　ween　you　pray　ere　you　go　into　battle；　has　again
saved　you；　nevertheless　I　will　meet　you　and　make　an　end　of　you
hereafter；　if　there　is　any　god　who　will　stand　by　me　too　and　be　my
helper。　For　the　present　I　must　pursue　those　I　can　lay　hands　on。〃

As　he　spoke　he　began　stripping　the　spoils　from　the　son　of　Paeon；
but　Alexandrus　husband　of　lovely　Helen　aimed　an　arrow　at　him；
leaning　against　a　pillar　of　the　monument　which　men　had　raised　to
Ilus　son　of　Dardanus；　a　ruler　in　days　of　old。　Diomed　had　taken
the　cuirass　from　off　the　breast　of　Agastrophus；　his　heavy　helmet
also；　and　the　shield　from　off　his　shoulders；　when　Paris　drew　his
bow　and　let　fly　an　arrow　that　sped　not　from　his　hand　in　vain；　but
pierced　the　flat　of　Diomed's　right　foot；　going　right　through　it
and　fixing　itself　in　the　ground。　Thereon　Paris　with　a　hearty
laugh　sprang　forward　from　his　hiding…place；　and　taunted　him
saying；　〃You　are　woundedmy　arrow　has　not　been　shot　in　vain；
would　that　it　had　hit　you　in　the　belly　and　killed　you；　for　thus
the　Trojans；　who　fear　you　as　goats　fear　a　lion；　would　have　had　a
truce　from　evil。〃

Diomed　all　undaunted　answered；　〃Archer；　you　who　without　your　bow
are　nothing；　slanderer　and　seducer；　if　you　were　to　be　tried　in
single　bat　fighting　in　full　armour；　your　bow　and　your　arrows
would　serve　you　in　little　stead。　Vain　is　your　boast　in　that　you
have　scratched　the　sole　of　my　foot。　I　care　no　more　than　if　a　girl
or　some　silly　boy　had　hit　me。　A　worthless　coward　can　inflict　but
a　light　wound；　when　I　wound　a　man　though　I　but　graze　his　skin　it
is　another　matter；　for　my　weapon　will　lay　him　low。　His　wife　will
tear　her　cheeks　for　grief　and　his　children　will　be　fatherless：
there　will　he　rot；　reddening　the　earth　with　his　blood；　and
vultures；　not　women；　will　gather　round　him。〃

Thus　he　spoke；　but　Ulysses　came　up　and　stood　over　him。　Under　this
cover　he　sat　down　to　draw　the　arrow　from　his　foot；　and　sharp　was
the　pain　he　suffered　as　he　did　so。　Then　he　sprang　on　to　his
chariot　and　bade　the　charioteer　drive　him　to　the　ships；　for　he
was　sick　at　heart。

Ulysses　was　now　alone；　not　one　of　the　Argives　stood　by　him；　for
they　were　all　panic…stricken。　〃Alas；〃　said　he　to　himself　in　his
dismay；　〃what　will　bee　of　me？　It　is　ill　if　I　turn　and　fly
before　these　odds；　but　it　will　be　worse　if　I　am　left　alone　and
taken　prisoner；　for　the　son　of　Saturn　has　struck　the　rest　of　the
Danaans　with　panic。　But　why　talk　to　myself　in　this　way？　Well　do　I
know　that　though　cowards　quit　the　field；　a　hero；　whether　he　wound
or　be　wounded；　must　stand　firm　and　hold　his　own。〃

While　he　was　thus　in　two　minds；　the　ranks　of　the　Trojans　advanced
and　hemmed　him　in；　and　bitterly　did　they　e　to　rue　it。　As
hounds　and　lusty　youths　set　upon　a　wild　boar　that　sallies　from
his　lair　whetting　his　white　tusksthey　attack　him　from　every
side　and　can　hear　the　gnashing　of　his　jaws；　but　for　all　his
fierceness　they　still　hold　their　groundeven　so　furiously　did
the　Trojans　attack　Ulysses。　First　he　sprang　spear　in　hand　upon
Deiopites　and　wounded　him　on　the　shoulder　with　a　downward　blow；
then　he　killed　Thoon　and　Ennomus。　After　these　he　struck
Chersidamas　in　the　loins　under　his　shield　as　he　had　just　sprung
down　from　his　chariot；　so　he　fell　in　the　dust　and　clutched　the
earth　in　the　hollow　of　his　hand。　These　he　let　lie；　and　went　on　to
wound　Charops　son　of　Hippasus　own　brother　to　noble　Socus。　Socus；
hero　that　he　was；　made　all　speed　to　help　him；　and　when　he　was
close　to　Ulysses　he　said；　〃Far…famed　Ulysses；　insatiable　of　craft
and　toil；　this　day　you　shall　either　boast　of　having　killed　both
the　sons　of　Hippasus　and　stripped　them　of　their　armour；　or　you
shall　fall　before　my　spear。〃

With　these　words　he　struck　the　shield　of　Ulysses。　The　spear　went
through　the　shield　and　passed　on　through　his　richly　wrought
cuirass；　tearing　the　flesh　from　his　side；　but　Pallas　Minerva　did
not　suffer　it　to　pierce　the　entrails　of　the　hero。　Ulysses　knew
that　his　hour　was　not　yet　e；　but　he　gave　ground　and　said　to
Socus；　〃Wretch；　you　shall　now　surely　die。　You　have　stayed　me　from
fighting　further　with　the　Trojans；　but　you　shall　now　fall　by　my
spear；　yielding　glory　to　myself；　and　your　soul　to　Hades　of　the
noble　steeds。〃

Socus　had　turned　in　flight；　but　as　he　did　so；　the　spear　struck
him　in　the　back　midway　between　the　shoulders；　and　went　right
through　his　chest。　He　fell　heavily　to　the　ground　and　Ulysses
vaunted　over　him　saying；　〃O　Socus；　son　of　Hippasus　tamer　of
horses；　death　has　been　too　quick　for　you　and　you　have　not　escaped
him：　poor　wretch；　not　even　in　death　shall　your　father　and　mother
close　your　eyes；　but　the　ravening　vultures　shall　enshroud　you
with　the　flapping　of　th