§13.350ἀλλὰ Θέτιν κύδαινε καὶ υἱέα καρτερόθυμον.
but he was glorifying Thetis and her stout-hearted son.
§13.351Ἀργείους δὲ Ποσειδάων ὀρόθυνε μετελθὼν §13.352λάθρῃ ὑπεξαναδὺς πολιῆς ἁλός· ἤχθετο γάρ ῥα §13.353Τρωσὶν δαμναμένους, Διὶ δὲ κρατερῶς ἐνεμέσσα.
And Poseidon went among the Argives and stirred them up, having risen up secretly from the grey sea; for he was grieved indeed that they were being overcome by the Trojans, and he was violently angry with Zeus.
§13.354ἦ μὰν ἀμφοτέροισιν ὁμὸν γένος ἠδʼ ἴα πάτρη, §13.355ἀλλὰ Ζεὺς πρότερος γεγόνει καὶ πλείονα ᾔδη.
Verily, both were of the same lineage and of one country, but Zeus had been born first and knew more.
§13.356τώ ῥα καὶ ἀμφαδίην μὲν ἀλεξέμεναι ἀλέεινε, §13.357λάθρῃ δʼ αἰὲν ἔγειρε κατὰ στρατὸν ἀνδρὶ ἐοικώς.
For this reason he avoided helping them openly, but always secretly stirred them up throughout the army, resembling a man.
§13.358τοὶ δʼ ἔριδος κρατερῆς καὶ ὁμοιΐου πτολέμοιο §13.359πεῖραρ ἐπαλλάξαντες ἐπʼ ἀμφοτέροισι τάνυσσαν §13.360ἄρρηκτόν τʼ ἄλυτόν τε, τὸ πολλῶν γούνατʼ ἔλυσεν.
They indeed, stretching the cord of mighty strife and equal war over both sides, drew it taut, alternating it, unbreakable and undoable, which loosed the knees of many men.
§13.361ἔνθα μεσαιπόλιός περ ἐὼν Δαναοῖσι κελεύσας §13.362Ἰδομενεὺς Τρώεσσι μετάλμενος ἐν φόβον ὦρσε.
There, though he was half-grey, Idomeneus, calling to the Danaans, leaped among the Trojans and aroused panic among them.
§13.363πέφνε γὰρ Ὀθρυονῆα Καβησόθεν ἔνδον ἐόντα, §13.364ὅς ῥα νέον πολέμοιο μετὰ κλέος εἰληλούθει, §13.365ᾔτεε δὲ Πριάμοιο θυγατρῶν εἶδος ἀρίστην §13.366Κασσάνδρην ἀνάεδνον, ὑπέσχετο δὲ μέγα ἔργον, §13.367ἐκ Τροίης ἀέκοντας ἀπωσέμεν υἷας Ἀχαιῶν.
For he slew Othryoneus, who was staying there, having come from Cabesus, who had recently come on the rumor of war, and was asking for the fairest in form of the daughters of Priam, Cassandra, without bridal-gifts, and had promised a mighty deed, to drive out the sons of the Achaeans from Troy against their will.
§13.368τῷ δʼ ὁ γέρων Πρίαμος ὑπό τʼ ἔσχετο καὶ κατένευσε §13.369δωσέμεναι· ὃ δὲ μάρναθʼ ὑποσχεσίῃσι πιθήσας.
To him old Priam promised and nodded his assent to give her; and he fought, trusting in these promises.
§13.370Ἰδομενεὺς δʼ αὐτοῖο τιτύσκετο δουρὶ φαεινῷ, §13.371καὶ βάλεν ὕψι βιβάντα τυχών· οὐδʼ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ §13.372χάλκεος, ὃν φορέεσκε, μέσῃ δʼ ἐν γαστέρι πῆξε.
And Idomeneus aimed at him with his shining spear, and struck him as he came striding high; nor did the bronze breastplate which he wore protect him, but the spear fixed in the middle of his belly.
§13.373δούπησεν δὲ πεσών· ὃ δʼ ἐπεύξατο φώνησέν τε· §13.374Ὀθρυονεῦ περὶ δή σε βροτῶν αἰνίζομʼ ἁπάντων §13.375εἰ ἐτεὸν δὴ πάντα τελευτήσεις ὅσʼ ὑπέστης §13.376Δαρδανίδῃ Πριάμῳ· ὃ δʼ ὑπέσχετο θυγατέρα ἥν.
And he fell with a thud; and Idomeneus exulted over him and spoke, saying: "Othryoneus, far indeed above all mortal men do I praise you, if you shall indeed accomplish all that you promised to Dardanian Priam; and he promised you his own daughter.
§13.377καί κέ τοι ἡμεῖς ταῦτά γʼ ὑποσχόμενοι τελέσαιμεν, §13.378δοῖμεν δʼ Ἀτρεΐδαο θυγατρῶν εἶδος ἀρίστην §13.379Ἄργεος ἐξαγαγόντες ὀπυιέμεν, εἴ κε σὺν ἄμμιν §13.380Ἰλίου ἐκπέρσῃς εὖ ναιόμενον πτολίεθρον.
And we too would promise and accomplish these things for you, and would give you the fairest in form of the daughters of the son of Atreus, bringing her from Argos, to wed, if you with us will sack the well-peopled city of Ilium.
§13.381ἀλλʼ ἕπεʼ, ὄφρʼ ἐπὶ νηυσὶ συνώμεθα ποντοπόροισιν §13.382ἀμφὶ γάμῳ, ἐπεὶ οὔ τοι ἐεδνωταὶ κακοί εἰμεν. §13.383ὣς εἰπὼν ποδὸς ἕλκε κατὰ κρατερὴν ὑσμίνην §13.384ἥρως Ἰδομενεύς· τῷ δʼ Ἄσιος ἦλθʼ ἐπαμύντωρ §13.385πεζὸς πρόσθʼ ἵππων· τὼ δὲ πνείοντε κατʼ ὤμων §13.386αἰὲν ἔχʼ ἡνίοχος θεράπων· ὃ δὲ ἵετο θυμῷ §13.387Ἰδομενῆα βαλεῖν· ὃ δέ μιν φθάμενος βάλε δουρὶ §13.388λαιμὸν ὑπʼ ἀνθερεῶνα, διὰ πρὸ δὲ χαλκὸν ἔλασσεν.
But follow, so that at the seafaring ships we may agree upon the marriage, since we are indeed no bad givers of bridal-gifts." Having spoken thus, the hero Idomeneus dragged him by the foot through the mighty conflict; and to his aid came Asius on foot before his horses; and breathing on his shoulders, his squire charioteer always held them; and he was eager in heart to strike Idomeneus; but he, anticipating him, struck him with his spear under the chin, and drove the bronze straight through.
§13.389ἤριπε δʼ ὡς ὅτε τις δρῦς ἤριπεν ἢ ἀχερωῒς §13.390ἠὲ πίτυς βλωθρή, τήν τʼ οὔρεσι τέκτονες ἄνδρες §13.391ἐξέταμον πελέκεσσι νεήκεσι νήϊον εἶναι· §13.392ὣς ὃ πρόσθʼ ἵππων καὶ δίφρου κεῖτο τανυσθεὶς §13.393βεβρυχὼς κόνιος δεδραγμένος αἱματοέσσης.
And he fell as when an oak falls, or a white poplar, or a tall pine, which in the mountains craftsman-men cut down with newly whetted axes to be ship-timber; so he lay stretched out before his horses and chariot, groaning and clutching the bloody dust.
§13.394ἐκ δέ οἱ ἡνίοχος πλήγη φρένας ἃς πάρος εἶχεν, §13.395οὐδʼ ὅ γʼ ἐτόλμησεν δηΐων ὑπὸ χεῖρας ἀλύξας §13.396ἂψ ἵππους στρέψαι, τὸν δʼ Ἀντίλοχος μενεχάρμης §13.397δουρὶ μέσον περόνησε τυχών· οὐδʼ ἤρκεσε θώρηξ §13.398χάλκεος ὃν φορέεσκε, μέσῃ δʼ ἐν γαστέρι πῆξεν.
And his charioteer was struck out of the senses which he previously had, nor did he dare, by escaping from under the hands of the enemies, to turn the horses back; but Antilochus, steadfast in battle, struck him with his spear right in the middle; nor did the bronze breastplate which he wore protect him, but the spear fixed in the middle of his belly.
§13.399αὐτὰρ ὃ ἀσθμαίνων εὐεργέος ἔκπεσε δίφρου, §13.400ἵππους δʼ Ἀντίλοχος μεγαθύμου Νέστορος υἱὸς §13.401ἐξέλασε Τρώων μετʼ ἐϋκνήμιδας Ἀχαιούς.
And he, gasping, fell from the well-made chariot, and Antilochus, the son of great-hearted Nestor, drove the horses out from the Trojans to the well-greaved Achaeans.
Then Deiphobus came very near to Idomeneus, grieving for Asius, and hurled with his shining spear.
§13.404ἀλλʼ ὃ μὲν ἄντα ἰδὼν ἠλεύατο χάλκεον ἔγχος §13.405Ἰδομενεύς· κρύφθη γὰρ ὑπʼ ἀσπίδι πάντοσʼ ἐΐσῃ, §13.406τὴν ἄρʼ ὅ γε ῥινοῖσι βοῶν καὶ νώροπι χαλκῷ §13.407δινωτὴν φορέεσκε, δύω κανόνεσσʼ ἀραρυῖαν· §13.408τῇ ὕπο πᾶς ἐάλη, τὸ δʼ ὑπέρπτατο χάλκεον ἔγχος, §13.409καρφαλέον δέ οἱ ἀσπὶς ἐπιθρέξαντος ἄϋσεν §13.410ἔγχεος· οὐδʼ ἅλιόν ῥα βαρείης χειρὸς ἀφῆκεν, §13.411ἀλλʼ ἔβαλʼ Ἱππασίδην Ὑψήνορα ποιμένα λαῶν §13.412ἧπαρ ὑπὸ πραπίδων, εἶθαρ δʼ ὑπὸ γούνατʼ ἔλυσε.
But Idomeneus, seeing it coming, avoided the bronze spear; for he was hidden under his shield, equal on all sides, which he wore, fashioned of bulls' hides and flashing bronze, well-rounded, and fitted with two rods; Under this he crouched completely, and the bronze spear flew over, and his shield rang dryly as the spear grazed over it; yet he did not let it fly in vain from his heavy hand, but he struck Hypsenor, son of Hippasus, shepherd of the host, in the liver beneath the midriff, and straightway loosed his knees.
§13.413Δηΐφοβος δʼ ἔκπαγλον ἐπεύξατο μακρὸν ἀΰσας· §13.414οὐ μὰν αὖτʼ ἄτιτος κεῖτʼ Ἄσιος, ἀλλά ἕ φημι §13.415εἰς Ἄϊδός περ ἰόντα πυλάρταο κρατεροῖο §13.416γηθήσειν κατὰ θυμόν, ἐπεί ῥά οἱ ὤπασα πομπόν. §13.417ὣς ἔφατʼ, Ἀργείοισι δʼ ἄχος γένετʼ εὐξαμένοιο, §13.418Ἀντιλόχῳ δὲ μάλιστα δαΐφρονι θυμὸν ὄρινεν· §13.419ἀλλʼ οὐδʼ ἀχνύμενός περ ἑοῦ ἀμέλησεν ἑταίρου, §13.420ἀλλὰ θέων περίβη καί οἱ σάκος ἀμφεκάλυψε.
And Deiphobus exulted terribly, shouting aloud: "Not indeed unavenged lies Asius now; rather I say that, even as he goes to the house of Hades, the strong gate-keeper, he will rejoice in his heart, since I have provided him a guide." So he spoke, and grief came upon the Argives at his exultation, and most of all he stirred the heart of warlike Antilochus; yet, grieved though he was, he did not neglect his comrade, but ran and bestrode him, and covered him with his shield.