§11.144δουρὶ βαλὼν πρὸς στῆθος· ὃ δʼ ὕπτιος οὔδει ἐρείσθη.
striking him with his spear upon the breast; and he was laid on his back upon the ground.
§11.145Ἱππόλοχος δʼ ἀπόρουσε, τὸν αὖ χαμαὶ ἐξενάριξε §11.146χεῖρας ἀπὸ ξίφεϊ τμήξας ἀπό τʼ αὐχένα κόψας, §11.147ὅλμον δʼ ὣς ἔσσευε κυλίνδεσθαι διʼ ὁμίλου.
But Hippolochus leapt down, and him in turn he slew upon the ground, lopping off his hands with his sword and cutting off his neck, and he sent him like a log to roll through the throng.
§11.148τοὺς μὲν ἔασʼ· ὃ δʼ ὅθι πλεῖσται κλονέοντο φάλαγγες, §11.149τῇ ῥʼ ἐνόρουσʼ, ἅμα δʼ ἄλλοι ἐϋκνήμιδες Ἀχαιοί.
These he left; but where the most battalions were being driven in rout, there he rushed in, and with him other well-greaved Achaeans.
§11.150πεζοὶ μὲν πεζοὺς ὄλεκον φεύγοντας ἀνάγκῃ, §11.151ἱππεῖς δʼ ἱππῆας· ὑπὸ δέ σφισιν ὦρτο κονίη §11.152ἐκ πεδίου, τὴν ὦρσαν ἐρίγδουποι πόδες ἵππων §11.153χαλκῷ δηϊόωντες· ἀτὰρ κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων §11.154αἰὲν ἀποκτείνων ἕπετʼ Ἀργείοισι κελεύων.
Footmen were slaying footmen as they fled perforce, and horsemen horsemen; and from beneath them arose the dust from the plain, which the loud-thundering feet of horses raised, slaying them with the bronze; but wide-ruling Agamemnon followed on, ever slaying, and calling to the Argives.
§11.155ὡς δʼ ὅτε πῦρ ἀΐδηλον ἐν ἀξύλῳ ἐμπέσῃ ὕλῃ, §11.156πάντῃ τʼ εἰλυφόων ἄνεμος φέρει, οἳ δέ τε θάμνοι §11.157πρόρριζοι πίπτουσιν ἐπειγόμενοι πυρὸς ὁρμῇ· §11.158ὣς ἄρʼ ὑπʼ Ἀτρεΐδῃ Ἀγαμέμνονι πῖπτε κάρηνα §11.159Τρώων φευγόντων, πολλοὶ δʼ ἐριαύχενες ἵπποι §11.160κείνʼ ὄχεα κροτάλιζον ἀνὰ πτολέμοιο γεφύρας §11.161ἡνιόχους ποθέοντες ἀμύμονας· οἳ δʼ ἐπὶ γαίῃ §11.162κείατο, γύπεσσιν πολὺ φίλτεροι ἢ ἀλόχοισιν.
And as when a destructive fire falls upon a thick wood, and the whirling wind carries it everywhere, and the bushes fall root and branch, swept away by the rush of the fire; even so under Agamemnon, son of Atreus, fell the heads of the fleeing Trojans, and many horses with proud necks rattled their empty chariots along the pathways of the war, longing for their peerless charioteers; but they upon the earth were lying, far dearer to the vultures than to their wives.
§11.163Ἕκτορα δʼ ἐκ βελέων ὕπαγε Ζεὺς ἔκ τε κονίης §11.164ἔκ τʼ ἀνδροκτασίης ἔκ θʼ αἵματος ἔκ τε κυδοιμοῦ· §11.165Ἀτρεΐδης δʼ ἕπετο σφεδανὸν Δαναοῖσι κελεύων.
But Hector Zeus drew away from the missiles, and from the dust, and from the slaughter, and from the blood, and from the tumult; and the son of Atreus followed, fiercely calling to the Danaans.
§11.166οἳ δὲ παρʼ Ἴλου σῆμα παλαιοῦ Δαρδανίδαο §11.167μέσσον κὰπ πεδίον παρʼ ἐρινεὸν ἐσσεύοντο §11.168ἱέμενοι πόλιος· ὃ δὲ κεκλήγων ἕπετʼ αἰεὶ §11.169Ἀτρεΐδης, λύθρῳ δὲ παλάσσετο χεῖρας ἀάπτους.
And they past the tomb of ancient Ilus, son of Dardanus, across the middle of the plain, past the wild fig-tree, sped on, eager to reach the city; but he, ever shouting, followed, the son of Atreus, and with gore he spattered his invincible hands.
§11.170ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ Σκαιάς τε πύλας καὶ φηγὸν ἵκοντο, §11.171ἔνθʼ ἄρα δὴ ἵσταντο καὶ ἀλλήλους ἀνέμιμνον.
But when they came to the Scaean gates and the oak-tree, there indeed they stood and awaited one another.
§11.172οἳ δʼ ἔτι κὰμ μέσσον πεδίον φοβέοντο βόες ὥς, §11.173ἅς τε λέων ἐφόβησε μολὼν ἐν νυκτὸς ἀμολγῷ §11.174πάσας· τῇ δέ τʼ ἰῇ ἀναφαίνεται αἰπὺς ὄλεθρος· §11.175τῆς δʼ ἐξ αὐχένʼ ἔαξε λαβὼν κρατεροῖσιν ὀδοῦσι §11.176πρῶτον, ἔπειτα δέ θʼ αἷμα καὶ ἔγκατα πάντα λαφύσσει· §11.177ὣς τοὺς Ἀτρεΐδης ἔφεπε κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων §11.178αἰὲν ἀποκτείνων τὸν ὀπίστατον· οἳ δʼ ἐφέβοντο.
But others still across the middle of the plain were fleeing like cattle which a lion has terrified, coming in the darkness of night, all of them; but to one of them sheer destruction appears; her neck he breaks first, seizing her in his strong teeth, and then he laps up her blood and all her entrails; even so did the son of Atreus, wide-ruling Agamemnon, pursue them, ever slaying the hindmost; and they were fleeing in rout.
§11.179πολλοὶ δὲ πρηνεῖς τε καὶ ὕπτιοι ἔκπεσον ἵππων §11.180Ἀτρεΐδεω ὑπὸ χερσί· περὶ πρὸ γὰρ ἔγχεϊ θῦεν.
And many fell headlong and on their backs from their chariots beneath the hands of Atreus' son; for far ahead he raged with his spear.
§11.181ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ τάχʼ ἔμελλεν ὑπὸ πτόλιν αἰπύ τε τεῖχος §11.182ἵξεσθαι, τότε δή ῥα πατὴρ ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε §11.183Ἴδης ἐν κορυφῇσι καθέζετο πιδηέσσης §11.184οὐρανόθεν καταβάς· ἔχε δʼ ἀστεροπὴν μετὰ χερσίν.
But when he was soon about to come beneath the city and the steep wall, then indeed the father of men and gods sat down upon the crests of many-fountained Ida, coming down from heaven; and he held the lightning in his hands.
§11.185Ἶριν δʼ ὄτρυνε χρυσόπτερον ἀγγελέουσαν· §11.186βάσκʼ ἴθι Ἶρι ταχεῖα, τὸν Ἕκτορι μῦθον ἐνίσπες·
And he urged golden-winged Iris to carry his message: "Go, swift Iris, and tell this word to Hector.
§11.187ὄφρʼ ἂν μέν κεν ὁρᾷ Ἀγαμέμνονα ποιμένα λαῶν §11.188θύνοντʼ ἐν προμάχοισιν ἐναίροντα στίχας ἀνδρῶν, §11.189τόφρʼ ἀναχωρείτω, τὸν δʼ ἄλλον λαὸν ἀνώχθω §11.190μάρνασθαι δηΐοισι κατὰ κρατερὴν ὑσμίνην.
As long as he sees Agamemnon, shepherd of the people, raging among the foremost fighters, laying low the ranks of men, so long let him hold back, and let him bid the rest of the host fight with the foe in the fierce conflict.
§11.191αὐτὰρ ἐπεί κʼ ἢ δουρὶ τυπεὶς ἢ βλήμενος ἰῷ §11.192εἰς ἵππους ἅλεται, τότε οἱ κράτος ἐγγυαλίξω §11.193κτείνειν εἰς ὅ κε νῆας ἐϋσσέλμους ἀφίκηται §11.194δύῃ τʼ ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ. §11.195ὣς ἔφατʼ, οὐδʼ ἀπίθησε ποδήνεμος ὠκέα Ἶρις, §11.196βῆ δὲ κατʼ Ἰδαίων ὀρέων εἰς Ἴλιον ἱρήν.
But when Agamemnon is smitten either by a spear or struck by an arrow, and leaps upon his chariot, then will I grant him strength to slay until he reaches the well-benched ships, and the sun sets and sacred darkness comes on." So he spoke, and wind-footed swift Iris did not disobey, but went down from the hills of Ida to sacred Ilios.
§11.197εὗρʼ υἱὸν Πριάμοιο δαΐφρονος Ἕκτορα δῖον §11.198ἑσταότʼ ἔν θʼ ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασι κολλητοῖσιν· §11.199ἀγχοῦ δʼ ἱσταμένη προσέφη πόδας ὠκέα Ἶρις· §11.200Ἕκτορ υἱὲ Πριάμοιο Διὶ μῆτιν ἀτάλαντε §11.201Ζεύς με πατὴρ προέηκε τεῒν τάδε μυθήσασθαι.
She found the son of wise Priam, noble Hector, standing among his horses and well-jointed chariots; and standing near, swift-footed Iris spoke to him: "Hector, son of Priam, peer of Zeus in counsel, father Zeus has sent me to tell you these words.
§11.202ὄφρʼ ἂν μέν κεν ὁρᾷς Ἀγαμέμνονα ποιμένα λαῶν §11.203θύνοντʼ ἐν προμάχοισιν, ἐναίροντα στίχας ἀνδρῶν, §11.204τόφρʼ ὑπόεικε μάχης, τὸν δʼ ἄλλον λαὸν ἄνωχθι §11.205μάρνασθαι δηΐοισι κατὰ κρατερὴν ὑσμίνην.
As long as you see Agamemnon, shepherd of the people, raging among the foremost fighters, laying low the ranks of men, so long do you hold back from the fight, and bid the rest of the host fight with the foe in the fierce conflict.
§11.206αὐτὰρ ἐπεί κʼ ἢ δουρὶ τυπεὶς ἢ βλήμενος ἰῷ §11.207εἰς ἵππους ἅλεται, τότε τοι κράτος ἐγγυαλίξει §11.208κτείνειν, εἰς ὅ κε νῆας ἐϋσσέλμους ἀφίκηαι §11.209δύῃ τʼ ἠέλιος καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἱερὸν ἔλθῃ. §11.210ἣ μὲν ἄρʼ ὣς εἰποῦσʼ ἀπέβη πόδας ὠκέα Ἶρις, §11.211Ἕκτωρ δʼ ἐξ ὀχέων σὺν τεύχεσιν ἆλτο χαμᾶζε, §11.212πάλλων δʼ ὀξέα δοῦρα κατὰ στρατὸν ᾤχετο πάντῃ
But when Agamemnon is smitten either by a spear or struck by an arrow, and leaps upon his chariot, then will Zeus grant you strength to slay, until you reach the well-benched ships, and the sun sets and sacred darkness comes on." When she had thus spoken, swift-footed Iris departed, and Hector leapt from his chariot in his armor to the ground, and brandishing his sharp spears he went everywhere through the host.