The high-spirited Trojans and their far-summoned allies, ever thrusting with their spears at the middle of his shield, followed him.
§11.566Αἴας δʼ ἄλλοτε μὲν μνησάσκετο θούριδος ἀλκῆς §11.567αὖτις ὑποστρεφθείς, καὶ ἐρητύσασκε φάλαγγας §11.568Τρώων ἱπποδάμων· ὁτὲ δὲ τρωπάσκετο φεύγειν.
And Ajax at one time would turn back again and remember his furious valour, and hold back the phalanxes of the horse-taming Trojans, and at another time he would turn to flee.
§11.569πάντας δὲ προέεργε θοὰς ἐπὶ νῆας ὁδεύειν, §11.570αὐτὸς δὲ Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν θῦνε μεσηγὺ §11.571ἱστάμενος· τὰ δὲ δοῦρα θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν §11.572ἄλλα μὲν ἐν σάκεϊ μεγάλῳ πάγεν ὄρμενα πρόσσω, §11.573πολλὰ δὲ καὶ μεσσηγύ, πάρος χρόα λευκὸν ἐπαυρεῖν, §11.574ἐν γαίῃ ἵσταντο λιλαιόμενα χροὸς ἆσαι.
He barred them all from making their way to the swift ships, and himself stood and raged between Trojans and Achaeans; and the spears from bold hands, some were fixed, rushing forward, in his great shield, and many also, before they could touch his white flesh, stood in the earth midway, longing to glut themselves with flesh.
§11.575τὸν δʼ ὡς οὖν ἐνόησʼ Εὐαίμονος ἀγλαὸς υἱὸς §11.576Εὐρύπυλος πυκινοῖσι βιαζόμενον βελέεσσι, §11.577στῆ ῥα παρʼ αὐτὸν ἰών, καὶ ἀκόντισε δουρὶ φαεινῷ, §11.578καὶ βάλε Φαυσιάδην Ἀπισάονα ποιμένα λαῶν §11.579ἧπαρ ὑπὸ πραπίδων, εἶθαρ δʼ ὑπὸ γούνατʼ ἔλυσεν· §11.580Εὐρύπυλος δʼ ἐπόρουσε καὶ αἴνυτο τεύχεʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων.
But when Eurypylus, the glorious son of Euaemon, saw him hard pressed by thick missiles, he went and stood beside him, and hurled with his bright spear, and struck Apisaon, son of Phausias, shepherd of the host, in the liver below the diaphragm, and straightway loosed his knees; and Eurypylus rushed upon him, and stripped the armour from his shoulders.
§11.581τὸν δʼ ὡς οὖν ἐνόησεν Ἀλέξανδρος θεοειδὴς §11.582τεύχεʼ ἀπαινύμενον Ἀπισάονος, αὐτίκα τόξον §11.583ἕλκετʼ ἐπʼ Εὐρυπύλῳ, καί μιν βάλε μηρὸν ὀϊστῷ §11.584δεξιόν· ἐκλάσθη δὲ δόναξ, ἐβάρυνε δὲ μηρόν.
But when godlike Alexander saw him stripping the armour of Apisaon, straightway he drew his bow against Eurypylus, and struck him with an arrow in the right thigh; and the reed-shaft was broken, and his thigh grew heavy.
§11.585ἂψ δʼ ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων, §11.586ἤϋσεν δὲ διαπρύσιον Δαναοῖσι γεγωνώς· §11.587ὦ φίλοι Ἀργείων ἡγήτορες ἠδὲ μέδοντες §11.588στῆτʼ ἐλελιχθέντες καὶ ἀμύνετε νηλεὲς ἦμαρ §11.589Αἴανθʼ, ὃς βελέεσσι βιάζεται, οὐδέ ἕ φημι §11.590φεύξεσθʼ ἐκ πολέμοιο δυσηχέος· ἀλλὰ μάλʼ ἄντην §11.591ἵστασθʼ ἀμφʼ Αἴαντα μέγαν Τελαμώνιον υἱόν. §11.592ὣς ἔφατʼ Εὐρύπυλος βεβλημένος· οἳ δὲ παρʼ αὐτὸν §11.593πλησίοι ἔστησαν σάκεʼ ὤμοισι κλίναντες §11.594δούρατʼ ἀνασχόμενοι· τῶν δʼ ἀντίος ἤλυθεν Αἴας.
Back then into the throng of his comrades he shrank, avoiding death, and shouted with a piercing voice, calling aloud to the Danaans: "O friends, leaders and rulers of the Argives, turn and stand, and ward off the pitiless day from Ajax, who is hard pressed by missiles; nor do I think he will escape from the ill-sounding battle; but stand right face to face around great Ajax, son of Telamon." So spoke Eurypylus, wounded though he was; and they came and stood close beside him, leaning their shields against their shoulders, and holding up their spears; and Ajax came to meet them.
§11.595στῆ δὲ μεταστρεφθείς, ἐπεὶ ἵκετο ἔθνος ἑταίρων.
And he turned and stood when he had reached the throng of his comrades.
§11.596ὣς οἳ μὲν μάρναντο δέμας πυρὸς αἰθομένοιο· §11.597Νέστορα δʼ ἐκ πολέμοιο φέρον Νηλήϊαι ἵπποι §11.598ἱδρῶσαι, ἦγον δὲ Μαχάονα ποιμένα λαῶν.
Thus they fought like blazing fire; and the horses of Neleus, sweating, bore Nestor out of the battle, and carried Machaon, shepherd of the host.
§11.599τὸν δὲ ἰδὼν ἐνόησε ποδάρκης δῖος Ἀχιλλεύς· §11.600ἑστήκει γὰρ ἐπὶ πρυμνῇ μεγακήτεϊ νηῒ §11.601εἰσορόων πόνον αἰπὺν ἰῶκά τε δακρυόεσσαν.
And swift-footed noble Achilles saw and marked him; for he was standing on the stern of his great-bellied ship, looking upon the sheer toil of battle and the tearful rout.
§11.602αἶψα δʼ ἑταῖρον ἑὸν Πατροκλῆα προσέειπε §11.603φθεγξάμενος παρὰ νηός· ὃ δὲ κλισίηθεν ἀκούσας §11.604ἔκμολεν ἶσος Ἄρηϊ, κακοῦ δʼ ἄρα οἱ πέλεν ἀρχή.
Straightway he spoke to his comrade Patroclus, calling aloud from the ship; and he, when he heard, came out from the tent like unto Ares; and this was the beginning of evil for him.
Him first the valiant son of Menoetius addressed: "Why do you call me, Achilles?
τί δέ σε χρεὼ ἐμεῖο; §11.607τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη πόδας ὠκὺς Ἀχιλλεύς· §11.608δῖε Μενοιτιάδη τῷ ἐμῷ κεχαρισμένε θυμῷ §11.609νῦν ὀΐω περὶ γούνατʼ ἐμὰ στήσεσθαι Ἀχαιοὺς §11.610λισσομένους· χρειὼ γὰρ ἱκάνεται οὐκέτʼ ἀνεκτός.
What need have you of me?" And swift-footed Achilles answered and spoke to him: "Noble son of Menoetius, dear to my heart, now I think the Achaeans will stand about my knees, entreating me; for a need has come upon them that is no longer to be borne.
§11.611ἀλλʼ ἴθι νῦν Πάτροκλε Διῒ φίλε Νέστορʼ ἔρειο §11.612ὅν τινα τοῦτον ἄγει βεβλημένον ἐκ πολέμοιο·
But go now, Patroclus, dear to Zeus, and ask Nestor who this is whom he brings wounded from the battle.
§11.613ἤτοι μὲν τά γʼ ὄπισθε Μαχάονι πάντα ἔοικε §11.614τῷ Ἀσκληπιάδῃ, ἀτὰρ οὐκ ἴδον ὄμματα φωτός· §11.615ἵπποι γάρ με παρήϊξαν πρόσσω μεμαυῖαι. §11.616ὣς φάτο, Πάτροκλος δὲ φίλῳ ἐπεπείθεθʼ ἑταίρῳ, §11.617βῆ δὲ θέειν παρά τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν.
Truly, from behind he is in all things like Machaon, son of Asclepius, but I did not see the eyes of the man; for the horses dashed past me, speeding onward." So he spoke, and Patroclus obeyed his dear comrade, and went running along the tents and the ships of the Achaeans.
§11.618οἳ δʼ ὅτε δὴ κλισίην Νηληϊάδεω ἀφίκοντο, §11.619αὐτοὶ μέν ῥʼ ἀπέβησαν ἐπὶ χθόνα πουλυβότειραν, §11.620ἵππους δʼ Εὐρυμέδων θεράπων λύε τοῖο γέροντος §11.621ἐξ ὀχέων· τοὶ δʼ ἱδρῶ ἀπεψύχοντο χιτώνων §11.622στάντε ποτὶ πνοιὴν παρὰ θῖνʼ ἁλός· αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα §11.623ἐς κλισίην ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ κλισμοῖσι κάθιζον.
But when they came to the tent of the son of Neleus, they themselves stepped down upon the bounteous earth, and the squire Eurymedon loosed the old man's horses from the chariot; and they dried the sweat from their tunics, standing in the breeze by the shore of the sea; and thereafter they went into the tent and sat down on chairs.
§11.624τοῖσι δὲ τεῦχε κυκειῶ ἐϋπλόκαμος Ἑκαμήδη, §11.625τὴν ἄρετʼ ἐκ Τενέδοιο γέρων, ὅτε πέρσεν Ἀχιλλεύς, §11.626θυγατέρʼ Ἀρσινόου μεγαλήτορος, ἥν οἱ Ἀχαιοὶ §11.627ἔξελον οὕνεκα βουλῇ ἀριστεύεσκεν ἁπάντων.
And for them fair-tressed Hecamede mixed a potion, she whom the old man had taken from Tenedos, when Achilles sacked it, the daughter of great-hearted Arsinous; her the Achaeans had chosen out for him, because in counsel he was ever best of all.
§11.628ἥ σφωϊν πρῶτον μὲν ἐπιπροΐηλε τράπεζαν §11.629καλὴν κυανόπεζαν ἐΰξοον, αὐτὰρ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς §11.630χάλκειον κάνεον, ἐπὶ δὲ κρόμυον ποτῷ ὄψον, §11.631ἠδὲ μέλι χλωρόν, παρὰ δʼ ἀλφίτου ἱεροῦ ἀκτήν, §11.632πὰρ δὲ δέπας περικαλλές, ὃ οἴκοθεν ἦγʼ ὁ γεραιός, §11.633χρυσείοις ἥλοισι πεπαρμένον· οὔατα δʼ αὐτοῦ §11.634τέσσαρʼ ἔσαν, δοιαὶ δὲ πελειάδες ἀμφὶς ἕκαστον §11.635χρύσειαι νεμέθοντο, δύω δʼ ὑπὸ πυθμένες ἦσαν.
She first drew before them a table, beautiful, highly polished, with feet of cyanus, and upon it a charger of bronze, and on it an onion as a relish for their drink, and pale honey, and beside it ground meal of sacred barley; and beside it a right beautiful cup, which the old man had brought from home, studded with bosses of gold; four were its handles, and about each two golden doves were feeding, and below were two supports.