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for　he　is　older　and　much　stronger　than　you　are；　and　yet　you　are
not　afraid　to　set　yourself　up　as　on　a　level　with　himself；　of　whom
all　the　other　gods　stand　in　awe。〃

Neptune　was　very　angry　and　said；　〃Great　heavens！　strong　as　Jove
may　be；　he　has　said　more　than　he　can　do　if　he　has　threatened
violence　against　me；　who　am　of　like　honour　with　himself。　We　were
three　brothers　whom　Rhea　bore　to　SaturnJove；　myself；　and　Hades
who　rules　the　world　below。　Heaven　and　earth　were　divided　into
three　parts；　and　each　of　us　was　to　have　an　equal　share。　When　we
cast　lots；　it　fell　to　me　to　have　my　dwelling　in　the　sea　for
evermore；　Hades　took　the　darkness　of　the　realms　under　the　earth；
while　air　and　sky　and　clouds　were　the　portion　that　fell　to　Jove；
but　earth　and　great　Olympus　are　the　mon　property　of　all。
Therefore　I　will　not　walk　as　Jove　would　have　me。　For　all　his
strength；　let　him　keep　to　his　own　third　share　and　be　contented
without　threatening　to　lay　hands　upon　me　as　though　I　were　nobody。
Let　him　keep　his　bragging　talk　for　his　own　sons　and　daughters；
who　must　perforce　obey　him。〃

Iris　fleet　as　the　wind　then　answered；　〃Am　I　really；　Neptune；　to
take　this　daring　and　unyielding　message　to　Jove；　or　will　you
reconsider　your　answer？　Sensible　people　are　open　to　argument；　and
you　know　that　the　Erinyes　always　range　themselves　on　the　side　of
the　older　person。〃

Neptune　answered；　〃Goddess　Iris；　your　words　have　been　spoken　in
season。　It　is　well　when　a　messenger　shows　so　much　discretion。
Nevertheless　it　cuts　me　to　the　very　heart　that　any　one　should
rebuke　so　angrily　another　who　is　his　own　peer；　and　of　like　empire
with　himself。　Now；　however；　I　will　give　way　in　spite　of　my
displeasure；　furthermore　let　me　tell　you；　and　I　mean　what　I　say
if　contrary　to　the　desire　of　myself；　Minerva　driver　of　the　spoil；
Juno；　Mercury；　and　King　Vulcan；　Jove　spares　steep　Ilius；　and　will
not　let　the　Achaeans　have　the　great　triumph　of　sacking　it；　let
him　understand　that　he　will　incur　our　implacable　resentment。〃

Neptune　now　left　the　field　to　go　down　under　the　sea；　and　sorely
did　the　Achaeans　miss　him。　Then　Jove　said　to　Apollo；　〃Go；　dear
Phoebus；　to　Hector；　for　Neptune　who　holds　the　earth　in　his
embrace　has　now　gone　down　under　the　sea　to　avoid　the　severity　of
my　displeasure。　Had　he　not　done　so　those　gods　who　are　below　with
Saturn　would　have　e　to　hear　of　the　fight　between　us。　It　is
better　for　both　of　us　that　he　should　have　curbed　his　anger　and
kept　out　of　my　reach；　for　I　should　have　had　much　trouble　with
him。　Take；　then；　your　tasselled　aegis；　and　shake　it　furiously；　so
as　to　set　the　Achaean　heroes　in　a　panic；　take；　moreover；　brave
Hector；　O　Far…Darter；　into　your　own　care；　and　rouse　him　to　deeds
of　daring；　till　the　Achaeans　are　sent　flying　back　to　their　ships
and　to　the　Hellespont。　From　that　point　I　will　think　it　well　over；
how　the　Achaeans　may　have　a　respite　from　their　troubles。〃

Apollo　obeyed　his　father's　saying；　and　left　the　crests　of　Ida；
flying　like　a　falcon；　bane　of　doves　and　swiftest　of　all　birds。　He
found　Hector　no　longer　lying　upon　the　ground；　but　sitting　up；　for
he　had　just　e　to　himself　again。　He　knew　those　who　were　about
him；　and　the　sweat　and　hard　breathing　had　left　him　from　the
moment　when　the　will　of　aegis…bearing　Jove　had　revived　him。
Apollo　stood　beside　him　and　said；　〃Hector　son　of　Priam；　why　are
you　so　faint；　and　why　are　you　here　away　from　the　others？　Has　any
mishap　befallen　you？〃

Hector　in　a　weak　voice　answered；　〃And　which；　kind　sir；　of　the
gods　are　you；　who　now　ask　me　thus？　Do　you　not　know　that　Ajax
struck　me　on　the　chest　with　a　stone　as　I　was　killing　his　rades
at　the　ships　of　the　Achaeans；　and　pelled　me　to　leave　off
fighting？　I　made　sure　that　this　very　day　I　should　breathe　my　last
and　go　down　into　the　house　of　Hades。〃

Then　King　Apollo　said　to　him；　〃Take　heart；　the　son　of　Saturn　has
sent　you　a　mighty　helper　from　Ida　to　stand　by　you　and　defend　you；
even　me；　Phoebus　Apollo　of　the　golden　sword；　who　have　been
guardian　hitherto　not　only　of　yourself　but　of　your　city。　Now；
therefore；　order　your　horsemen　to　drive　their　chariots　to　the
ships　in　great　multitudes。　I　will　go　before　your　horses　to　smooth
the　way　for　them；　and　will　turn　the　Achaeans　in　flight。〃

As　he　spoke　he　infused　great　strength　into　the　shepherd　of　his
people。　And　as　a　horse；　stabled　and　full…fed；　breaks　loose　and
gallops　gloriously　over　the　plain　to　the　place　where　he　is　wont
to　take　his　bath　in　the　riverhe　tosses　his　head；　and　his　mane
streams　over　his　shoulders　as　in　all　the　pride　of　his　strength　he
flies　full　speed　to　the　pastures　where　the　mares　are　feeding
even　so　Hector；　when　he　heard　what　the　god　said；　urged　his
horsemen　on；　and　sped　forward　as　fast　as　his　limbs　could　take
him。　As　country　peasants　set　their　hounds　on　to　a　homed　stag　or
wild　goathe　has　taken　shelter　under　rock　or　thicket；　and　they
cannot　find　him；　but；　lo；　a　bearded　lion　whom　their　shouts　have
roused　stands　in　their　path；　and　they　are　in　no　further　humour
for　the　chaseeven　so　the　Achaeans　were　still　charging　on　in　a
body；　using　their　swords　and　spears　pointed　at　both　ends；　but
when　they　saw　Hector　going　about　among　his　men　they　were　afraid；
and　their　hearts　fell　down　into　their　feet。

Then　spoke　Thoas　son　of　Andraemon；　leader　of　the　Aetolians；　a　man
who　could　throw　a　good　throw；　and　who　was　staunch　also　in　close
fight；　while　few　could　surpass　him　in　debate　when　opinions　were
divided。　He　then　with　all　sincerity　and　goodwill　addressed　them
thus：　〃What；　in　heaven's　name；　do　I　now　see？　Is　it　not　Hector
e　to　life　again？　Every　one　made　sure　he　had　been　killed　by
Ajax　son　of　Telamon；　but　it　seems　that　one　of　the　gods　has　again
rescued　him。　He　has　killed　many　of　us　Danaans　already；　and　I　take
it　will　yet　do　so；　for　the　hand　of　Jove　must　be　with　him　or　he
would　never　dare　show　himself　so　masterful　in　the　forefront　of
the　battle。　Now；　therefore；　let　us　all　do　as　I　say；　let　us　order
the　main　body　of　our　forces　to　fall　back　upon　the　ships；　but　let
those　of　us　who　profess　to　be　the　flower　of　the　army　stand　firm；
and　see　whether　we　cannot　hold　Hector　back　at　the　point　of　our
spears　as　soon　as　he　es　near　us；　I　conceive　that　he　will　then
think　better　of　it　before　he　tries　to　charge　into　the　press　of
the　Danaans。〃

Thus　did　he　speak；　and　they　did　even　as　he　had　said。　Those　who
were　about　Ajax　and　King　Idomeneus；　the　followers　moreover　of
Teucer；　Meriones；　and　Meges　peer　of　Mars　called　all　their　best
men　about　them　and　sustained　the　fight　against　Hector　and　the
Trojans；　but　the　main　body　fell　back　upon　the　ships　of　the
Achaeans。

The　Trojans　pressed　forward　in　a　dense　body；　with　Hector　striding
on　at　their　head。　Before　him　went　Phoebus　Apollo　shrouded　in
cloud　about　his　shoulders。　He　bore　aloft　the　terrible　aegis　with
its　shaggy　fringe；　which　Vulcan　the　smith　had　given　Jove　to
strike　terror　into　the　hearts　of　men。　With　this　in　his　hand　he
led　on　the　Trojans。

The　Argives　held　together　and　stood　their　ground。　The　cry　of
battle　rose　high　from　either　side；　and　the　arrows　flew　from　the
bowstrings。　Many　a　spear　sped　from　strong　hands　and　fastened　in
the　bodies　of　many　a　valiant　warrior；　while　others　fell　to　earth
midway；　before　they　could　taste　of　man's　fair　flesh　and　glut
themselves　with　blood。　So　long　as　Phoebus　Apollo　held　his　aegis
quietly　and　without　shaking　it；　the　weapons　on　either　side　took
effect　and　the　people　fell；　but　when　he　shook　it　straight　in　the
face　of　the　Danaans　and　raised　his　mighty　battle…cry　their　hearts
fainted　within　them　and　they　forgot　their　former　prowess。　As　when
two　wild　beasts　spring　in　the　dead　of　night　on　a　herd　of　cattle
or　a　large　flock　of　sheep　when　the　herdsman　is　not　thereeven　so
were　the　Danaans　struck　helpless；　for　Apollo　filled　them　with
panic　and　gave　victory　to　Hector　and　the　Trojans。

The　fight　then　became　more　scattered　and　they　killed　one　another
where　they　best　could。　Hector　killed　Stichius　and　Arcesilaus；　the
one；　leader　of　the　Boeotians；　and　the　other；　friend　and　rade
of　Menestheus。　Aeneas　killed　Medon　and　Iasus。　The　first　was
bastard　son　to　Oileus；　and　brother　to　Ajax；　but　he　lived　in
Phylace　away　from　his　own　country；　for　he　had　killed　a　man；　a
kinsman　of　his　stepmother　Eriopis　whom　Oileus　had　married。　Iasus
had　bee　a　leader　of　the　Athenians；　and　was　son　of　Sphelus　the
son　of　Boucolos。　Polydamas　killed　Mecisteus；　and　Polites　Echius；
in　the　front　of　the　battle；　while　Agenor　slew　Clonius。　Paris
struck　Deiochus　from　behind　in　the　lower　part　of　the　shoulder；　as
he　was　flying　among　the　foremost；　and　the　point　of　the　spear　went
clean　through　him。

While　they　were　spoiling　these　heroes　of　their　armour；　the
Achaeans　were　flying　pell…mell　to　the　trench　and　the　set　stakes；
and　were　forced　back　within　their　wall。　Hector　then　cried　out　to
the　Trojans；　〃Forward　to　the　ships；　and　let　the　spoils　be。　If　I
see　any　man　keeping　back　on　the　other　side　the　wall　away　from　the
ships　I　will　have　him　killed：　his　kinsmen　and　kinswomen　shall　not
give　him　his　dues　of　fire；　but　dogs　shall　tear　him　in　pieces　in
front　of　our　city。〃

As　he　spoke　he　laid　his　whip　about　his　horses'　shoulders　and
called　to　the　Trojans　throughout　their　ranks；　the　Trojans　shouted
with　a　cry　that　rent　the　air；　and