§13.490Δηΐφοβόν τε Πάριν τʼ ἐσορῶν καὶ Ἀγήνορα δῖον, §13.491οἵ οἱ ἅμʼ ἡγεμόνες Τρώων ἔσαν· αὐτὰρ ἔπειτα §13.492λαοὶ ἕπονθʼ, ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλα §13.493πιόμενʼ ἐκ βοτάνης· γάνυται δʼ ἄρα τε φρένα ποιμήν· §13.494ὣς Αἰνείᾳ θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι γεγήθει §13.495ὡς ἴδε λαῶν ἔθνος ἐπισπόμενον ἑοῖ αὐτῷ.
looking toward Deiphobus and Paris and noble Agenor, who were leaders of the Trojans along with him; and then the forces followed, as when sheep follow after the ram to drink from the pasture; and the shepherd rejoices in his heart; so Aeneas' heart in his breast rejoiced when he saw the host of people following himself.
§13.496οἳ δʼ ἀμφʼ Ἀλκαθόῳ αὐτοσχεδὸν ὁρμήθησαν §13.497μακροῖσι ξυστοῖσι· περὶ στήθεσσι δὲ χαλκὸς §13.498σμερδαλέον κονάβιζε τιτυσκομένων καθʼ ὅμιλον §13.499ἀλλήλων· δύο δʼ ἄνδρες ἀρήϊοι ἔξοχον ἄλλων §13.500Αἰνείας τε καὶ Ἰδομενεὺς ἀτάλαντοι Ἄρηϊ §13.501ἵεντʼ ἀλλήλων ταμέειν χρόα νηλέϊ χαλκῷ.
And they rushed close together around Alcathous with long spears; and about their breasts the bronze rang terribly as they aimed at one another in the throng; and two warlike men, pre-eminent above the others, Aeneas and Idomeneus, peers of Ares, were eager to cleave each other's flesh with ruthless bronze.
§13.502Αἰνείας δὲ πρῶτος ἀκόντισεν Ἰδομενῆος· §13.503ἀλλʼ ὃ μὲν ἄντα ἰδὼν ἠλεύατο χάλκεον ἔγχος, §13.504αἰχμὴ δʼ Αἰνείαο κραδαινομένη κατὰ γαίης §13.505ᾤχετʼ, ἐπεί ῥʼ ἅλιον στιβαρῆς ἀπὸ χειρὸς ὄρουσεν.
And Aeneas first cast his spear at Idomeneus; but he, looking straight at it, avoided the bronze spear, and the spear-point of Aeneas went quivering into the ground, since it had leapt in vain from his sturdy hand.
§13.506Ἰδομενεὺς δʼ ἄρα Οἰνόμαον βάλε γαστέρα μέσσην, §13.507ῥῆξε δὲ θώρηκος γύαλον, διὰ δʼ ἔντερα χαλκὸς §13.508ἤφυσʼ· ὃ δʼ ἐν κονίῃσι πεσὼν ἕλε γαῖαν ἀγοστῷ.
But Idomeneus struck Oenomaus right in the middle of his belly, and shattered the plate of his corselet, and the bronze let out his bowels; and falling in the dust, he clutched the earth with his palm.
§13.509Ἰδομενεὺς δʼ ἐκ μὲν νέκυος δολιχόσκιον ἔγχος §13.510ἐσπάσατʼ, οὐδʼ ἄρʼ ἔτʼ ἄλλα δυνήσατο τεύχεα καλὰ §13.511ὤμοιιν ἀφελέσθαι· ἐπείγετο γὰρ βελέεσσιν.
And Idomeneus drew out his far-shadowing spear from the corpse, but he was not able to strip off his other beautiful armor from his shoulders; for he was hard pressed by missiles.
§13.512οὐ γὰρ ἔτʼ ἔμπεδα γυῖα ποδῶν ἦν ὁρμηθέντι, §13.513οὔτʼ ἄρʼ ἐπαΐξαι μεθʼ ἑὸν· βέλος οὔτʼ ἀλέασθαι.
For his limbs were no longer firm in his feet when he made a rush, neither to spring forward after his own spear nor to avoid a blow.
§13.514τώ ῥα καὶ ἐν σταδίῃ μὲν ἀμύνετο νηλεὲς ἦμαρ, §13.515τρέσσαι δʼ οὐκ ἔτι ῥίμφα πόδες φέρον ἐκ πολέμοιο.
Therefore, standing close, he warded off the ruthless day of death, but his feet no longer bore him swiftly to flee from battle.
§13.516τοῦ δὲ βάδην ἀπιόντος ἀκόντισε δουρὶ φαεινῷ §13.517Δηΐφοβος· δὴ γάρ οἱ ἔχεν κότον ἐμμενὲς αἰεί.
And as he was slowly retreating, Deiphobus cast at him with his shining spear; for indeed he had a constant grudge against him.
§13.518ἀλλʼ ὅ γε καὶ τόθʼ ἅμαρτεν, ὃ δʼ Ἀσκάλαφον βάλε δουρὶ §13.519υἱὸν Ἐνυαλίοιο· διʼ ὤμου δʼ ὄβριμον ἔγχος §13.520ἔσχεν· ὃ δʼ ἐν κονίῃσι πεσὼν ἕλε γαῖαν ἀγοστῷ.
But he missed him even then, and struck Ascalaphus with his spear, the son of Enyalius; and the heavy spear held through his shoulder; and falling in the dust, he clutched the earth with his palm.
§13.521οὐδʼ ἄρα πώ τι πέπυστο βριήπυος ὄβριμος Ἄρης §13.522υἷος ἑοῖο πεσόντος ἐνὶ κρατερῇ ὑσμίνῃ, §13.523ἀλλʼ ὅ γʼ ἄρʼ ἄκρῳ Ὀλύμπῳ ὑπὸ χρυσέοισι νέφεσσιν §13.524ἧστο Διὸς βουλῇσιν ἐελμένος, ἔνθά περ ἄλλοι §13.525ἀθάνατοι θεοὶ ἦσαν ἐεργόμενοι πολέμοιο.
But loud-voiced, mighty Ares had not yet heard at all that his son had fallen in the fierce combat; but he sat on the peak of Olympus beneath golden clouds, held fast by the counsels of Zeus, where also the other immortal gods were kept away from the war.
§13.526οἳ δʼ ἀμφʼ Ἀσκαλάφῳ αὐτοσχεδὸν ὁρμήθησαν· §13.527Δηΐφοβος μὲν ἀπʼ Ἀσκαλάφου πήληκα φαεινὴν §13.528ἥρπασε, Μηριόνης δὲ θοῷ ἀτάλαντος Ἄρηϊ §13.529δουρὶ βραχίονα τύψεν ἐπάλμενος, ἐκ δʼ ἄρα χειρὸς §13.530αὐλῶπις τρυφάλεια χαμαὶ βόμβησε πεσοῦσα.
And they rushed close together around Ascalaphus; Deiphobus snatched the shining helmet from Ascalaphus, but Meriones, peer of swift Ares, leapt forward and struck him on the arm with his spear, and from his hand the crested helmet fell clattering to the ground.
§13.531Μηριόνης δʼ ἐξ αὖτις ἐπάλμενος αἰγυπιὸς ὣς §13.532ἐξέρυσε πρυμνοῖο βραχίονος ὄβριμον ἔγχος, §13.533ἂψ δʼ ἑτάρων εἰς ἔθνος ἐχάζετο.
And Meriones, springing forward again like a vulture, drew out the heavy spear from the upper arm, and shrank back into the throng of his companions.
τὸν δὲ Πολίτης §13.534αὐτοκασίγνητος περὶ μέσσῳ χεῖρε τιτήνας §13.535ἐξῆγεν πολέμοιο δυσηχέος, ὄφρʼ ἵκεθʼ ἵππους §13.536ὠκέας, οἵ οἱ ὄπισθε μάχης ἠδὲ πτολέμοιο §13.537ἕστασαν ἡνίοχόν τε καὶ ἅρματα ποικίλʼ ἔχοντες· §13.538οἳ τόν γε προτὶ ἄστυ φέρον βαρέα στενάχοντα §13.539τειρόμενον· κατὰ δʼ αἷμα νεουτάτου ἔρρεε χειρός.
And Polites, his own brother, stretching his arms around his waist, led him out of the ill-sounding battle until he came to his swift horses, which stood for him behind the fight and the war, having their charioteer and elaborate chariot; these carried him toward the city, groaning heavily and in pain; and the blood flowed down from his newly wounded hand.
§13.540οἳ δʼ ἄλλοι μάρναντο, βοὴ δʼ ἄσβεστος ὀρώρει.
But the others fought on, and an unquenchable battle-cry arose.
§13.541ἔνθʼ Αἰνέας Ἀφαρῆα Καλητορίδην ἐπορούσας §13.542λαιμὸν τύψʼ ἐπὶ οἷ τετραμμένον ὀξέϊ δουρί· §13.543ἐκλίνθη δʼ ἑτέρωσε κάρη, ἐπὶ δʼ ἀσπὶς ἑάφθη §13.544καὶ κόρυς, ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ θάνατος χύτο θυμοραϊστής.
There Aeneas, rushing upon Aphareus, son of Caletor, struck him with his sharp spear on his neck turned toward him; and his head sank to one side, and his shield was pressed upon him, and his helmet also, and death that slays the spirit was poured about him.
§13.545Ἀντίλοχος δὲ Θόωνα μεταστρεφθέντα δοκεύσας §13.546οὔτασʼ ἐπαΐξας, ἀπὸ δὲ φλέβα πᾶσαν ἔκερσεν, §13.547ἥ τʼ ἀνὰ νῶτα θέουσα διαμπερὲς αὐχένʼ ἱκάνει· §13.548τὴν ἀπὸ πᾶσαν ἔκερσεν· ὃ δʼ ὕπτιος ἐν κονίῃσι §13.549κάππεσεν, ἄμφω χεῖρε φίλοις ἑτάροισι πετάσσας.
And Antilochus, watching Thoas as he turned away, sprang upon him and wounded him, and cut away the whole vein which runs right up the back and reaches the neck; this he cut clean away; and Thoas fell backward in the dust, stretching out both his hands to his dear companions.
§13.550Ἀντίλοχος δʼ ἐπόρουσε, καὶ αἴνυτο τεύχεʼ ἀπʼ ὤμων §13.551παπταίνων· Τρῶες δὲ περισταδὸν ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος §13.552οὔταζον σάκος εὐρὺ παναίολον, οὐδὲ δύναντο §13.553εἴσω ἐπιγράψαι τέρενα χρόα νηλέϊ χαλκῷ §13.554Ἀντιλόχου· πέρι γάρ ῥα Ποσειδάων ἐνοσίχθων §13.555Νέστορος υἱὸν ἔρυτο καὶ ἐν πολλοῖσι βέλεσσιν.
And Antilochus rushed forward and stripped the armor from his shoulders, looking warily about; but the Trojans, standing around, from one side and another struck his broad, flashing shield, but were not able to graze his tender flesh within with ruthless bronze, the skin of Antilochus; for earth-shaking Poseidon guarded the son of Nestor even amidst many missiles.
§13.556οὐ μὲν γάρ ποτʼ ἄνευ δηΐων ἦν, ἀλλὰ κατʼ αὐτοὺς §13.557στρωφᾶτʼ· οὐδέ οἱ ἔγχος ἔχʼ ἀτρέμας, ἀλλὰ μάλʼ αἰεὶ §13.558σειόμενον ἐλέλικτο· τιτύσκετο δὲ φρεσὶν ᾗσιν
For indeed he was never free of enemies, but turned among them; nor did he hold his spear motionless, but it was always shaken and brandished; and he aimed in his mind...