§13.142ἰσόπεδον, τότε δʼ οὔ τι κυλίνδεται ἐσσύμενός περ·
until it reaches the level plain, but then it rolls no more, though rushing eagerly.
§13.143ὣς Ἕκτωρ εἷος μὲν ἀπείλει μέχρι θαλάσσης §13.144ῥέα διελεύσεσθαι κλισίας καὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν §13.145κτείνων· ἀλλʼ ὅτε δὴ πυκινῇς ἐνέκυρσε φάλαγξι §13.146στῆ ῥα μάλʼ ἐγχριμφθείς· οἳ δʼ ἀντίοι υἷες Ἀχαιῶν §13.147νύσσοντες ξίφεσίν τε καὶ ἔγχεσιν ἀμφιγύοισιν §13.148ὦσαν ἀπὸ σφείων· ὃ δὲ χασσάμενος πελεμίχθη.
So Hector for a time threatened even to the sea to pass easily through the huts and ships of the Achaeans, slaying; but when indeed he encountered the dense phalanxes, he stopped, though pressing close; and they, the opposing sons of the Achaeans, thrusting with swords and double-pointed spears, pushed him away from themselves; and he, giving way, was shaken.
§13.149ἤϋσεν δὲ διαπρύσιον Τρώεσσι γεγωνώς· §13.150Τρῶες καὶ Λύκιοι καὶ Δάρδανοι ἀγχιμαχηταὶ §13.151παρμένετʼ· οὔ τοι δηρὸν ἐμὲ σχήσουσιν Ἀχαιοὶ §13.152καὶ μάλα πυργηδὸν σφέας αὐτοὺς ἀρτύναντες, §13.153ἀλλʼ ὀΐω χάσσονται ὑπʼ ἔγχεος, εἰ ἐτεόν με §13.154ὦρσε θεῶν ὤριστος, ἐρίγδουπος πόσις Ἥρης. §13.155ὣς εἰπὼν ὄτρυνε μένος καὶ θυμὸν ἑκάστου.
And he shouted aloud, calling to the Trojans: "Trojans and Lycians and Dardanian close-fighters, stand fast; the Achaeans will not hold me back for long, even though they have arrayed themselves in very tower-like fashion, but I think they will give way before my spear, if indeed in truth the best of gods, the loud-thundering husband of Hera, has aroused me." So saying, he aroused the strength and heart of each.
§13.156Δηΐφοβος δʼ ἐν τοῖσι μέγα φρονέων ἐβεβήκει §13.157Πριαμίδης, πρόσθεν δʼ ἔχεν ἀσπίδα πάντοσʼ ἐΐσην §13.158κοῦφα ποσὶ προβιβὰς καὶ ὑπασπίδια προποδίζων.
And among them Deiphobus, Priam's son, strode with high thoughts, and before him he held his shield, equal on all sides, stepping lightly with his feet, and advancing under cover of his shield.
§13.159Μηριόνης δʼ αὐτοῖο τιτύσκετο δουρὶ φαεινῷ §13.160καὶ βάλεν, οὐδʼ ἀφάμαρτε, κατʼ ἀσπίδα πάντοσʼ ἐΐσην §13.161ταυρείην· τῆς δʼ οὔ τι διήλασεν, ἀλλὰ πολὺ πρὶν §13.162ἐν καυλῷ ἐάγη δολιχὸν δόρυ· Δηΐφοβος δὲ §13.163ἀσπίδα ταυρείην σχέθʼ ἀπὸ ἕο, δεῖσε δὲ θυμῷ §13.164ἔγχος Μηριόναο δαΐφρονος· αὐτὰρ ὅ γʼ ἥρως §13.165ἂψ ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο, χώσατο δʼ αἰνῶς §13.166ἀμφότερον, νίκης τε καὶ ἔγχεος ὃ ξυνέαξε.
And Meriones aimed at him with his shining spear, and cast it, nor did he miss, but struck the shield, equal on all sides, of bull's hide; yet he did not drive it through, but far before that the long spear was broken in the shaft; and Deiphobus held the bull's hide shield away from him, and feared in his heart the spear of warlike Meriones; but that hero shrank back into the throng of his comrades, and was wondrously angered for both reasons: for the loss of victory, and for the spear which he had broken.
§13.167βῆ δʼ ἰέναι παρά τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν §13.168οἰσόμενος δόρυ μακρόν, ὅ οἱ κλισίηφι λέλειπτο.
And he went to go along the huts and ships of the Achaeans to fetch a long spear which had been left in his hut.
§13.169οἳ δʼ ἄλλοι μάρναντο, βοὴ δʼ ἄσβεστος ὀρώρει.
But the others fought on, and an unquenchable cry arose.
§13.170Τεῦκρος δὲ πρῶτος Τελαμώνιος ἄνδρα κατέκτα §13.171Ἴμβριον αἰχμητὴν πολυΐππου Μέντορος υἱόν· §13.172ναῖε δὲ Πήδαιον πρὶν ἐλθεῖν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν, §13.173κούρην δὲ Πριάμοιο νόθην ἔχε, Μηδεσικάστην·
And Teucer son of Telamon was the first to slay a man, the spearman Imbrius, son of Mentor rich in horses; and he dwelt in Pedaeum before the sons of the Achaeans came, and had as wife a daughter of Priam, born out of wedlock, Medesicaste.
§13.174αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ Δαναῶν νέες ἤλυθον ἀμφιέλισσαι, §13.175ἂψ ἐς Ἴλιον ἦλθε, μετέπρεπε δὲ Τρώεσσι, §13.176ναῖε δὲ πὰρ Πριάμῳ· ὃ δέ μιν τίεν ἶσα τέκεσσι.
But when the curved ships of the Danaans came, he came back to Ilium, and was distinguished among the Trojans, and dwelt with Priam; and he honored him equally with his own children.
§13.177τόν ῥʼ υἱὸς Τελαμῶνος ὑπʼ οὔατος ἔγχεϊ μακρῷ §13.178νύξʼ, ἐκ δʼ ἔσπασεν ἔγχος· ὃ δʼ αὖτʼ ἔπεσεν μελίη ὣς §13.179ἥ τʼ ὄρεος κορυφῇ ἕκαθεν περιφαινομένοιο §13.180χαλκῷ ταμνομένη τέρενα χθονὶ φύλλα πελάσσῃ· §13.181ὣς πέσεν, ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ βράχε τεύχεα ποικίλα χαλκῷ.
Him did the son of Telamon pierce beneath the ear with his long spear, and drew out the spear; and he fell like an ash tree which on the crest of a mountain seen from afar cut down by bronze, brings its tender leaves to the ground; so he fell, and around him clanged his armour, daintily wrought with bronze.
And Teucer rushed forward, eager to strip his armour; but Hector cast at him as he rushed with his shining spear.
§13.184ἀλλʼ ὃ μὲν ἄντα ἰδὼν ἠλεύατο χάλκεον ἔγχος §13.185τυτθόν· ὃ δʼ Ἀμφίμαχον Κτεάτου υἷʼ Ἀκτορίωνος §13.186νισόμενον πόλεμον δὲ κατὰ στῆθος βάλε δουρί· §13.187δούπησεν δὲ πεσών, ἀράβησε δὲ τεύχεʼ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ.
Yet he, looking straight at it, avoided the bronze spear by a little; but Hector struck Amphimachus, son of Cteatus, Actor's son, in the breast with his spear as he was coming to the war; and he fell with a thud, and his armour clanged upon him.
§13.188Ἕκτωρ δʼ ὁρμήθη κόρυθα κροτάφοις ἀραρυῖαν §13.189κρατὸς ἀφαρπάξαι μεγαλήτορος Ἀμφιμάχοιο· §13.190Αἴας δʼ ὁρμηθέντος ὀρέξατο δουρὶ φαεινῷ §13.191Ἕκτορος· ἀλλʼ οὔ πῃ χροὸς εἴσατο, πᾶς δʼ ἄρα χαλκῷ §13.192σμερδαλέῳ κεκάλυφθʼ· ὃ δʼ ἄρʼ ἀσπίδος ὀμφαλὸν οὖτα, §13.193ὦσε δέ μιν σθένεϊ μεγάλῳ· ὃ δὲ χάσσατʼ ὀπίσσω §13.194νεκρῶν ἀμφοτέρων, τοὺς δʼ ἐξείρυσσαν Ἀχαιοί.
Then Hector rushed to snatch the helmet, fitted to the temples, from the head of great-hearted Amphimachus; but Ajax lunged with his shining spear at Hector as he rushed; yet nowhere did it reach his flesh, for he was all covered in terrible bronze; but Ajax struck the boss of his shield, and pushed him back with great strength; and he retreated backward from both the dead bodies, and the Achaeans dragged them away.
§13.195Ἀμφίμαχον μὲν ἄρα Στιχίος δῖός τε Μενεσθεὺς §13.196ἀρχοὶ Ἀθηναίων κόμισαν μετὰ λαὸν Ἀχαιῶν· §13.197Ἴμβριον αὖτʼ Αἴαντε μεμαότε θούριδος ἀλκῆς §13.198ὥς τε δύʼ αἶγα λέοντε κυνῶν ὕπο καρχαροδόντων §13.199ἁρπάξαντε φέρητον ἀνὰ ῥωπήϊα πυκνὰ §13.200ὑψοῦ ὑπὲρ γαίης μετὰ γαμφηλῇσιν ἔχοντε, §13.201ὥς ῥα τὸν ὑψοῦ ἔχοντε δύω Αἴαντε κορυστὰ §13.202τεύχεα συλήτην· κεφαλὴν δʼ ἁπαλῆς ἀπὸ δειρῆς §13.203κόψεν Ὀϊλιάδης κεχολωμένος Ἀμφιμάχοιο, §13.204ἧκε δέ μιν σφαιρηδὸν ἑλιξάμενος διʼ ὁμίλου· §13.205Ἕκτορι δὲ προπάροιθε ποδῶν πέσεν ἐν κονίῃσι.
Then Amphimachus did Stichius and noble Menestheus, leaders of the Athenians, carry to the host of the Achaeans; while Imbrius did the two Ajaxes, eager in impetuous valour, as when two lions from beneath the sharp-toothed dogs snatching a goat carry it through the thick brushwood, holding it high above the earth in their jaws, so the two warrior Ajaxes held him on high and stripped his armour; and his head from his tender neck did the son of Oïleus cut off, angered for Amphimachus' sake, and sent it rolling like a ball through the throng; and it fell in the dust before Hector's feet.
§13.206καὶ τότε δὴ περὶ κῆρι Ποσειδάων ἐχολώθη §13.207υἱωνοῖο πεσόντος ἐν αἰνῇ δηϊοτῆτι, §13.208βῆ δʼ ἰέναι παρά τε κλισίας καὶ νῆας Ἀχαιῶν §13.209ὀτρυνέων Δαναούς, Τρώεσσι δὲ κήδεα τεῦχεν.
And then indeed Poseidon was angered at heart, because his grandson had fallen in the terrible conflict; and he went along the huts and ships of the Achaeans to urge on the Danaans, and he devised woes for the Trojans.
§13.210Ἰδομενεὺς δʼ ἄρα οἱ δουρικλυτὸς ἀντεβόλησεν §13.211ἐρχόμενος παρʼ ἑταίρου, ὅ οἱ νέον ἐκ πολέμοιο §13.212ἦλθε κατʼ ἰγνύην βεβλημένος ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ.
And Idomeneus, famous for his spear, met him, as he was coming from his comrade, who had newly come to him from the war wounded in the knee with the sharp bronze.