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- Homer. Homeri Opera, Volumes 1-2. Monro, D. B. (David Binning), editor; Allen, Thomas W. (Thomas William), editor. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908-1920.
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Hector returns to the battlefield after being encouraged by Apollo, prompting Thoas to suggest a defensive stand by the Achaean leaders while the multitude retreats. Armed with the aegis, Apollo terrifies the Achaeans into a disorganized rout, allowing the pursuing Trojans to inflict heavy casualties.
ὤμοις ἀΐσσονται· ὃ δʼ ἀγλαΐηφι1 πεποιθὼς
flutter on his shoulders; and he, trusting in his glory,
ῥίμφά ἑ γοῦνα φέρει μετά τʼ ἤθεα καὶ νομὸν ἵππων·
swiftly his knees bear him to the accustomed haunts and pasture of the horses.
ὣς Ἕκτωρ λαιψηρὰ πόδας καὶ γούνατʼ ἐνώμα
Even so Hector swiftly moved his feet and knees,
ὀτρύνων ἱππῆας, ἐπεὶ θεοῦ ἔκλυεν αὐδήν.
urging on the horsemen, when he heard the voice of the god.
οἳ δʼ ὥς τʼ ἢ ἔλαφον κεραὸν ἢ ἄγριον αἶγα
And they, as when dogs and country folk chase
ἐσσεύαντο κύνες τε καὶ ἀνέρες ἀγροιῶται·
either a horned stag or a wild goat,
τὸν μέν τʼ ἠλίβατος πέτρη καὶ δάσκιος ὕλη
which a sheer rock and a shady forest rescue, nor indeed
εἰρύσατʼ, οὐδʼ ἄρα τέ σφι κιχήμεναι αἴσιμον ἦεν·2
is it fated for them to catch it;
τῶν δέ θʼ ὑπὸ ἰαχῆς ἐφάνη λὶς ἠϋγένειος
but at their clamor a well-maned lion appears
εἰς ὁδόν, αἶψα δὲ πάντας ἀπέτραπε καὶ μεμαῶτας·
in the path, and straightway turns them all back, eager though they were;
ὣς Δαναοὶ εἷος μὲν ὁμιλαδὸν αἰὲν ἕποντο
even so the Danaans for a time followed ever in a throng,
νύσσοντες ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσιν ἀμφιγύοισιν·
smiting with swords and double-edged spears;
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ ἴδον Ἕκτορʼ ἐποιχόμενον στίχας ἀνδρῶν
but when they saw Hector going through the ranks of men,
τάρβησαν, πᾶσιν δὲ παραὶ ποσὶ κάππεσε θυμός.
they were seized with fear, and the heart of all fell to their feet.
τοῖσι δʼ ἔπειτʼ ἀγόρευε Θόας Ἀνδραίμονος υἱός,
Then among them spoke Thoas, son of Andraemon,
Αἰτωλῶν ὄχʼ ἄριστος ἐπιστάμενος μὲν ἄκοντι
far the best of the Aetolians, skilled in throwing the javelin
ἐσθλὸς δʼ ἐν σταδίῃ· ἀγορῇ δέ ἑ παῦροι Ἀχαιῶν
and brave in close fight; and in the assembly few of the Achaeans
νίκων,3 ὁππότε κοῦροι ἐρίσσειαν περὶ μύθων·
could surpass him when the youths contended in speech.
ὅ σφιν ἐϋφρονέων ἀγορήσατο καὶ μετέειπεν·
He with good intent addressed them and spoke:
ὢ πόποι ἦ μέγα θαῦμα τόδʼ ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρῶμαι,
”Alas, indeed a great marvel is this I behold with my eyes,
οἷον δʼ αὖτʼ ἐξαῦτις ἀνέστη κῆρας ἀλύξας
how Hector has risen again, having escaped the fates!
Ἕκτωρ· ἦ θήν μιν μάλα ἔλπετο θυμὸς ἑκάστου
Verily the heart of each of us hoped that he had died
χερσὶν ὑπʼ Αἴαντος θανέειν Τελαμωνιάδαο.
under the hands of Ajax, son of Telamon.
ἀλλά τις αὖτε θεῶν ἐρρύσατο καὶ ἐσάωσεν
But some one of the gods has again delivered and saved
Ἕκτορʼ, ὃ δὴ πολλῶν Δαναῶν ὑπὸ γούνατʼ ἔλυσεν,
Hector, who has indeed loosed the knees of many Danaans,
ὡς καὶ νῦν ἔσσεσθαι ὀΐομαι· οὐ γὰρ ἄτερ γε
as I expect will be the case now too; for not without
Ζηνὸς ἐριγδούπου πρόμος ἵσταται ὧδε μενοινῶν.
loud-thundering Zeus does he stand as a champion thus eager.
ἀλλʼ ἄγεθʼ ὡς ἂν ἐγὼν εἴπω πειθώμεθα πάντες.
But come, as I shall say, let us all obey.
πληθὺν μὲν ποτὶ νῆας ἀνώξομεν ἀπονέεσθαι·
Let us bid the multitude retreat to the ships,
αὐτοὶ δʼ, ὅσσοι ἄριστοι ἐνὶ στρατῷ εὐχόμεθʼ εἶναι,
but let us ourselves, as many as claim to be the best in the host,
στήομεν, εἴ κεν πρῶτον ἐρύξομεν ἀντιάσαντες
stand our ground, if we may first face him
δούρατʼ ἀνασχόμενοι· τὸν δʼ οἴω καὶ μεμαῶτα
and hold him back, lifting our spears; and he, I think, eager though he be,
θυμῷ δείσεσθαι4 Δαναῶν καταδῦναι ὅμιλον.
will fear in his heart to enter the throng of the Danaans.”
ὣς ἔφαθʼ, οἳ δʼ ἄρα τοῦ μάλα μὲν κλύον ἠδὲ πίθοντο·
So he spoke, and they readily heard him and obeyed.
οἳ μὲν ἄρʼ ἀμφʼ Αἴαντα καὶ Ἰδομενῆα ἄνακτα
Then they who were around Ajax and lord Idomeneus,
Τεῦκρον Μηριόνην τε Μέγην τʼ ἀτάλαντον Ἄρηϊ
Teucer and Meriones and Meges, the peer of Ares,
ὑσμίνην ἤρτυνον ἀριστῆας καλέσαντες
called upon the chieftains and marshaled the battle
Ἕκτορι καὶ Τρώεσσιν ἐναντίον· αὐτὰρ ὀπίσσω
against Hector and the Trojans; but behind them
ἣ πληθὺς ἐπὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν ἀπονέοντο.
the multitude retreated to the ships of the Achaeans.
Τρῶες δὲ προὔτυψαν ἀολλέες, ἦρχε δʼ ἄρʼ Ἕκτωρ
And the Trojans pressed forward in close throng, and Hector led them,
μακρὰ βιβάς· πρόσθεν δὲ κίʼ αὐτοῦ Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων
taking long strides; and before him went Phoebus Apollo,
εἱμένος ὤμοιιν νεφέλην, ἔχε δʼ αἰγίδα θοῦριν
clad about his shoulders with a cloud, and he held the fierce, terrible,
δεινὴν ἀμφιδάσειαν ἀριπρεπέʼ, ἣν ἄρα χαλκεὺς
shaggy, glorious aegis, which Hephaestus the smith
Ἥφαιστος Διὶ δῶκε φορήμεναι ἐς φόβον ἀνδρῶν·
had given to Zeus to bear for the putting to flight of men;
τὴν ἄρʼ ὅ γʼ ἐν χείρεσσιν ἔχων ἡγήσατο λαῶν.
this he held in his hands and led the host.
Ἀργεῖοι δʼ ὑπέμειναν ἀολλέες, ὦρτο δʼ ἀϋτὴ
And the Argives awaited them in close throng, and a shrill cry arose
ὀξεῖʼ ἀμφοτέρωθεν, ἀπὸ νευρῆφι δʼ ὀϊστοὶ
from both sides, and arrows leapt from the bowstrings;
θρῷσκον· πολλὰ δὲ δοῦρα θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν
and many spears, cast by bold hands, some were fixed
ἄλλα μὲν ἐν χροῒ πήγνυτʼ ἀρηϊθόων αἰζηῶν,
in the flesh of swift-warring youths,
πολλὰ δὲ καὶ μεσσηγὺ πάρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν5
and many, before they could touch the white skin, stood fixed
ἐν γαίῃ ἵσταντο λιλαιόμενα χροὸς ἆσαι.
midway in the earth, longing to glut themselves with flesh.
ὄφρα μὲν αἰγίδα χερσὶν ἔχʼ ἀτρέμα Φοῖβος Ἀπόλλων,
As long as Phoebus Apollo held the aegis still in his hands,
τόφρα μάλʼ ἀμφοτέρων βέλεʼ ἥπτετο, πῖπτε δὲ λαός.
so long the missiles of both sides struck, and the people fell.
αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ κατʼ ἐνῶπα ἰδὼν Δαναῶν ταχυπώλων
But when he looked full in the faces of the Danaans of swift horses
σεῖσʼ, ἐπὶ δʼ αὐτὸς ἄϋσε μάλα μέγα, τοῖσι δὲ θυμὸν
and shook it, and himself shouted a great shout, he dismayed the heart
ἐν στήθεσσιν ἔθελξε, λάθοντο δὲ θούριδος ἀλκῆς.
in their breasts, and they forgot their impetuous valor.
οἳ δʼ ὥς τʼ ἠὲ βοῶν ἀγέλην ἢ πῶϋ μέγʼ οἰῶν
And they, as when a herd of kine or a great flock of sheep
θῆρε δύω κλονέωσι μελαίνης νυκτὸς ἀμολγῷ
is thrown into confusion by two wild beasts, coming suddenly upon them
ἐλθόντʼ ἐξαπίνης σημάντορος οὐ παρεόντος,
in the midmost of the black night when no herdsman is by,
ὣς ἐφόβηθεν Ἀχαιοὶ ἀνάλκιδες· ἐν γὰρ Ἀπόλλων
even so were the Achaeans routed in their weakness; for Apollo
ἧκε φόβον, Τρωσὶν δὲ καὶ Ἕκτορι κῦδος ὄπαζεν.
sent panic among them, and gave glory to the Trojans and Hector.
ἔνθα δʼ ἀνὴρ ἕλεν ἄνδρα κεδασθείσης ὑσμίνης.
Then, when the battle was scattered, man slew man.
Ἕκτωρ μὲν Στιχίον τε καὶ Ἀρκεσίλαον ἔπεφνε,
Hector slew Stichius and Arcesilaus,
τὸν μὲν Βοιωτῶν ἡγήτορα χαλκοχιτώνων,
the one a leader of the bronze-clad Boeotians,
τὸν δὲ Μενεσθῆος μεγαθύμου πιστὸν ἑταῖρον·
and the other the faithful companion of great-hearted Menestheus;
Αἰνείας δὲ Μέδοντα καὶ Ἴασον ἐξενάριξεν.
and Aeneas despoiled Medon and Iasus.
ἤτοι ὃ μὲν νόθος υἱὸς Ὀϊλῆος θείοιο
Medon indeed was the bastard son of godlike Oileus,
ἔσκε Μέδων Αἴαντος ἀδελφεός· αὐτὰρ ἔναιεν
the brother of Ajax; but he dwelt
- 15.267ἀγλαΐηφι
The form ἀγλαΐηφι is an epic dative/instrumental singular of ἀγλαΐα with the suffix -φι, functioning here as the complement of the participle πεποιθώς ('trusting in').
- 15.274οὐδʼ ἄρα τέ σφι κιχήμεναι αἴσιμον ἦεν
The infinitive κιχήμεναι ('to catch') acts as the subject of the impersonal phrase αἴσιμον ἦεν ('it was fated'), with the dative pronoun σφι ('for them') expressing the agent of the action.
- 15.283ἀγορῇ δέ ἑ παῦροι Ἀχαιῶν / νίκων
The pronoun ἑ is the third-person singular accusative direct object of the verb νίκων ('conquered, surpassed'), referring to Thoas, while the subject is the phrase παῦροι Ἀχαιῶν ('few of the Achaeans').
- 15.298τὸν δʼ οἴω... δείσεσθαι
An accusative with infinitive construction introduced by the verb οἴω ('I think'). The accusative demonstrative pronoun τὸν (referring to Hector) functions as the subject of the future infinitive δείσεσθαι ('will fear').
- 15.316πάρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν
The conjunction πάρος (here equivalent to πρίν, 'before') is used with the infinitive ἐπαυρεῖν ('to touch, taste'), which takes χρόα λευκὸν ('white skin') as its direct object.