§12.275αἴ κε Ζεὺς δώῃσιν Ὀλύμπιος ἀστεροπητὴς §12.276νεῖκος ἀπωσαμένους δηΐους προτὶ ἄστυ δίεσθαι. §12.277ὣς τώ γε προβοῶντε μάχην ὄτρυνον Ἀχαιῶν.
"If only Olympian Zeus, the lord of lightning, grant us to drive the enemy in flight to the city, when we have repulsed their attack." Thus the two, shouting aloud, urged on the battle of the Achaeans.
§12.278τῶν δʼ, ὥς τε νιφάδες χιόνος πίπτωσι θαμειαὶ §12.279ἤματι χειμερίῳ, ὅτε τʼ ὤρετο μητίετα Ζεὺς §12.280νιφέμεν ἀνθρώποισι πιφαυσκόμενος τὰ ἃ κῆλα· §12.281κοιμήσας δʼ ἀνέμους χέει ἔμπεδον, ὄφρα καλύψῃ §12.282ὑψηλῶν ὀρέων κορυφὰς καὶ πρώονας ἄκρους §12.283καὶ πεδία λωτοῦντα καὶ ἀνδρῶν πίονα ἔργα, §12.284καί τʼ ἐφʼ ἁλὸς πολιῆς κέχυται λιμέσιν τε καὶ ἀκταῖς, §12.285κῦμα δέ μιν προσπλάζον ἐρύκεται· ἄλλά τε πάντα §12.286εἴλυται καθύπερθʼ, ὅτʼ ἐπιβρίσῃ Διὸς ὄμβρος·
And as flakes of snow fall thick on a winter's day, when wise Zeus rouses himself to snow, showing to men these arrows of his; he lulls the winds and pours down snow continuously, until he covers the peaks of the high mountains and the jutting headlands and the clover plains and the rich tillage of men; and it is poured out upon the grey sea, on harbours and beaches, but the wave as it beats against it is stayed; and all other things are wrapped from above, when the storm of Zeus drives down.
§12.287ὣς τῶν ἀμφοτέρωσε λίθοι πωτῶντο θαμειαί, §12.288αἱ μὲν ἄρʼ ἐς Τρῶας, αἱ δʼ ἐκ Τρώων ἐς Ἀχαιούς, §12.289βαλλομένων· τὸ δὲ τεῖχος ὕπερ πᾶν δοῦπος ὀρώρει.
So from both sides their stones flew thick, some upon the Trojans, and some from the Trojans upon the Achaeans, as they cast at each other; and over the whole wall the din arose.
§12.290οὐδʼ ἄν πω τότε γε Τρῶες καὶ φαίδιμος Ἕκτωρ §12.291τείχεος ἐρρήξαντο πύλας καὶ μακρὸν ὀχῆα, §12.292εἰ μὴ ἄρʼ υἱὸν ἑὸν Σαρπηδόνα μητίετα Ζεὺς §12.293ὦρσεν ἐπʼ Ἀργείοισι λέονθʼ ὣς βουσὶν ἕλιξιν.
Yet not even then would the Trojans and illustrious Hector have broken the gates of the wall and the long bar, if wise Zeus had not roused his own son, Sarpedon, against the Argives, like a lion against horned kine.
§12.294αὐτίκα δʼ ἀσπίδα μὲν πρόσθʼ ἔσχετο πάντοσʼ ἐΐσην §12.295καλὴν χαλκείην ἐξήλατον, ἣν ἄρα χαλκεὺς §12.296ἤλασεν, ἔντοσθεν δὲ βοείας ῥάψε θαμειὰς §12.297χρυσείῃς ῥάβδοισι διηνεκέσιν περὶ κύκλον.
Straightway he held before him his shield, equal on every side, beautiful, of beaten bronze, which the smith had beaten out, and within had stitched thick ox-hides with golden wires all around the circle.
§12.298τὴν ἄρʼ ὅ γε πρόσθε σχόμενος δύο δοῦρε τινάσσων §12.299βῆ ῥʼ ἴμεν ὥς τε λέων ὀρεσίτροφος, ὅς τʼ ἐπιδευὴς §12.300δηρὸν ἔῃ κρειῶν, κέλεται δέ ἑ θυμὸς ἀγήνωρ §12.301μήλων πειρήσοντα καὶ ἐς πυκινὸν δόμον ἐλθεῖν·
Holding this shield before him and brandishing two spears, he went on like a mountain-nurtured lion that has long been in want of flesh, and its proud spirit bids it go even to the close-built fold to make trial of the sheep.
§12.302εἴ περ γάρ χʼ εὕρῃσι παρʼ αὐτόφι βώτορας ἄνδρας §12.303σὺν κυσὶ καὶ δούρεσσι φυλάσσοντας περὶ μῆλα, §12.304οὔ ῥά τʼ ἀπείρητος μέμονε σταθμοῖο δίεσθαι, §12.305ἀλλʼ ὅ γʼ ἄρʼ ἢ ἥρπαξε μετάλμενος, ἠὲ καὶ αὐτὸς §12.306ἔβλητʼ ἐν πρώτοισι θοῆς ἀπὸ χειρὸς ἄκοντι·
For even if he find there the herdsmen guarding the sheep with dogs and spears, yet he has no mind to be driven from the fold without a trial, but either leaps in and seizes his prey, or is himself smitten among the foremost by a javelin from a swift hand.
So indeed did his spirit then urge godlike Sarpedon to rush upon the wall and break down the breastworks.
§12.309αὐτίκα δὲ Γλαῦκον προσέφη παῖδʼ Ἱππολόχοιο· §12.310Γλαῦκε τί ἢ δὴ νῶϊ τετιμήμεσθα μάλιστα §12.311ἕδρῃ τε κρέασίν τε ἰδὲ πλείοις δεπάεσσιν §12.312ἐν Λυκίῃ, πάντες δὲ θεοὺς ὣς εἰσορόωσι, §12.313καὶ τέμενος νεμόμεσθα μέγα Ξάνθοιο παρʼ ὄχθας §12.314καλὸν φυταλιῆς καὶ ἀρούρης πυροφόροιο;
And straightway he spoke to Glaucus, son of Hippolochus: "Glaucus, why is it that we two are honored most of all with seats of honor, and meat, and full cups in Lycia, and all men look upon us as gods, and we possess a great estate by the banks of Xanthus, fair with orchard and wheat-bearing soil?
§12.315τὼ νῦν χρὴ Λυκίοισι μέτα πρώτοισιν ἐόντας §12.316ἑστάμεν ἠδὲ μάχης καυστείρης ἀντιβολῆσαι, §12.317ὄφρά τις ὧδʼ εἴπῃ Λυκίων πύκα θωρηκτάων· §12.318οὐ μὰν ἀκλεέες Λυκίην κάτα κοιρανέουσιν §12.319ἡμέτεροι βασιλῆες, ἔδουσί τε πίονα μῆλα §12.320οἶνόν τʼ ἔξαιτον μελιηδέα· ἀλλʼ ἄρα καὶ ἲς §12.321ἐσθλή, ἐπεὶ Λυκίοισι μέτα πρώτοισι μάχονται. §12.322ὦ πέπον εἰ μὲν γὰρ πόλεμον περὶ τόνδε φυγόντε §12.323αἰεὶ δὴ μέλλοιμεν ἀγήρω τʼ ἀθανάτω τε §12.324ἔσσεσθʼ, οὔτέ κεν αὐτὸς ἐνὶ πρώτοισι μαχοίμην §12.325οὔτέ κε σὲ στέλλοιμι μάχην ἐς κυδιάνειραν· §12.326νῦν δʼ ἔμπης γὰρ κῆρες ἐφεστᾶσιν θανάτοιο §12.327μυρίαι, ἃς οὐκ ἔστι φυγεῖν βροτὸν οὐδʼ ὑπαλύξαι, §12.328ἴομεν ἠέ τῳ εὖχος ὀρέξομεν ἠέ τις ἡμῖν. §12.329ὣς ἔφατʼ, οὐδὲ Γλαῦκος ἀπετράπετʼ οὐδʼ ἀπίθησε· §12.330τὼ δʼ ἰθὺς βήτην Λυκίων μέγα ἔθνος ἄγοντε.
Therefore now we must stand among the foremost of the Lycians and face the raging battle, so that some one of the close-armoured Lycians may say: 'Not without glory, truly, do our kings rule Lycia, and eat fat sheep and drink choice honey-sweet wine; but indeed their might also is noble, since they fight among the foremost of the Lycians.' Ah, friend, if indeed, by escaping from this war, we were to be forever ageless and immortal, I would neither myself fight among the foremost nor would I send you into the battle that gives glory to men; but now—since in any case fates of death stand over us ten thousandfold, which no mortal may escape or avoid— let us go, whether we shall yield glory to another, or another to us." So he spoke, and Glaucus did not turn away nor disobey; and the two went straight forward, leading the great host of the Lycians.
§12.331τοὺς δὲ ἰδὼν ῥίγησʼ υἱὸς Πετεῶο Μενεσθεύς· §12.332τοῦ γὰρ δὴ πρὸς πύργον ἴσαν κακότητα φέροντες.
And when Menestheus, son of Peteos, saw them, he shuddered; for it was toward his tower that they came, bringing ruin.
§12.333πάπτηνεν δʼ ἀνὰ πύργον Ἀχαιῶν εἴ τινʼ ἴδοιτο §12.334ἡγεμόνων, ὅς τίς οἱ ἀρὴν ἑτάροισιν ἀμύναι· §12.335ἐς δʼ ἐνόησʼ Αἴαντε δύω πολέμου ἀκορήτω §12.336ἑσταότας, Τεῦκρόν τε νέον κλισίηθεν ἰόντα §12.337ἐγγύθεν· ἀλλʼ οὔ πώς οἱ ἔην βώσαντι γεγωνεῖν· §12.338τόσσος γὰρ κτύπος ἦεν, ἀϋτὴ δʼ οὐρανὸν ἷκε, §12.339βαλλομένων σακέων τε καὶ ἱπποκόμων τρυφαλειῶν
He looked warily along the wall of the Achaeans, if he might see any of the leaders who might ward off ruin from his comrades; and he descried the two Ajaxes, insatiable of war, standing there, and Teucer, newly come from his tent, close at hand; yet he could not by any means make himself heard by shouting, for so great was the din, and the noise went up to heaven of shields being beaten, and of horsehair-plumed helmets.