For I easily recognized the tracks of his feet and legs as he went away; and gods are easily recognized.
§13.73καὶ δʼ ἐμοὶ αὐτῷ θυμὸς ἐνὶ στήθεσσι φίλοισι §13.74μᾶλλον ἐφορμᾶται πολεμίζειν ἠδὲ μάχεσθαι, §13.75μαιμώωσι δʼ ἔνερθε πόδες καὶ χεῖρες ὕπερθε.
And in my own breast, my heart is even more eager to war and to fight, and my feet below and my hands above are eager.
§13.76τὸν δʼ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη Τελαμώνιος Αἴας· §13.77οὕτω νῦν καὶ ἐμοὶ περὶ δούρατι χεῖρες ἄαπτοι §13.78μαιμῶσιν, καί μοι μένος ὤρορε, νέρθε δὲ ποσσὶν §13.79ἔσσυμαι ἀμφοτέροισι· μενοινώω δὲ καὶ οἶος §13.80Ἕκτορι Πριαμίδῃ ἄμοτον μεμαῶτι μάχεσθαι. §13.81ὣς οἳ μὲν τοιαῦτα πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀγόρευον §13.82χάρμῃ γηθόσυνοι, τήν σφιν θεὸς ἔμβαλε θυμῷ·
Then answering him spoke Telamonian Ajax: "Even so now my own invincible hands are eager about my spear, and my strength is rousd, and below I am eager to advance with both my feet; and I long even alone to fight with Hector, Priam's son, who rages relentlessly." Thus they spoke such things to one another, rejoicing in the battle-joy which the god had put into their hearts.
Meanwhile the earth-holder aroused the Achaeans in the rear, who by the swift ships were refreshing their hearts.
§13.85τῶν ῥʼ ἅμα τʼ ἀργαλέῳ καμάτῳ φίλα γυῖα λέλυντο, §13.86καί σφιν ἄχος κατὰ θυμὸν ἐγίγνετο δερκομένοισι §13.87Τρῶας, τοὶ μέγα τεῖχος ὑπερκατέβησαν ὁμίλῳ.
Their limbs were loosened by grievous toil, and sorrow arose in their hearts as they looked upon the Trojans, who had climbed over the great wall in a throng.
Looking at them they shed tears from beneath their brows; for they did not think they would escape from ruin.
ἀλλʼ ἐνοσίχθων §13.90ῥεῖα μετεισάμενος κρατερὰς ὄτρυνε φάλαγγας.
But the earth-shaker, easily passing among them, urged on the strong battalions.
§13.91Τεῦκρον ἔπι πρῶτον καὶ Λήϊτον ἦλθε κελεύων §13.92Πηνέλεών θʼ ἥρωα Θόαντά τε Δηΐπυρόν τε §13.93Μηριόνην τε καὶ Ἀντίλοχον μήστωρας ἀϋτῆς· §13.94τοὺς ὅ γʼ ἐποτρύνων ἔπεα πτερόεντα προσηύδα· §13.95αἰδὼς Ἀργεῖοι, κοῦροι νέοι·
To Teucer first and Leitus he came with his command, and to the hero Peneleos, and Thoas, and Deipyrus, and Meriones and Antilochus, masters of the war-cry; urging these on, he spoke winged words: "Shame, Argives, young warriors!
ὔμμιν ἔγωγε §13.96μαρναμένοισι πέποιθα σαωσέμεναι νέας ἁμάς· §13.97εἰ δʼ ὑμεῖς πολέμοιο μεθήσετε λευγαλέοιο, §13.98νῦν δὴ εἴδεται ἦμαρ ὑπὸ Τρώεσσι δαμῆναι.
In you I trust, that by your fighting you will save our ships; but if you slacken from ruinous war, now indeed the day is seen for us to be vanquished by the Trojans.
§13.99ὢ πόποι ἦ μέγα θαῦμα τόδʼ ὀφθαλμοῖσιν ὁρῶμαι §13.100δεινόν, ὃ οὔ ποτʼ ἔγωγε τελευτήσεσθαι ἔφασκον, §13.101Τρῶας ἐφʼ ἡμετέρας ἰέναι νέας, οἳ τὸ πάρος περ §13.102φυζακινῇς ἐλάφοισιν ἐοίκεσαν, αἵ τε καθʼ ὕλην §13.103θώων παρδαλίων τε λύκων τʼ ἤϊα πέλονται §13.104αὔτως ἠλάσκουσαι ἀνάλκιδες, οὐδʼ ἔπι χάρμη·
Ah, surely a great wonder is this that I behold with my eyes, a terrible thing, which I never thought would be fulfilled: that the Trojans should advance against our ships, who before were like fleeing deer, which through the forest become the prey of jackals, leopards, and wolves, wandering in vain, strengthless, with no joy in fight.
§13.105ὣς Τρῶες τὸ πρίν γε μένος καὶ χεῖρας Ἀχαιῶν §13.106μίμνειν οὐκ ἐθέλεσκον ἐναντίον, οὐδʼ ἠβαιόν·
So the Trojans before indeed would not for a moment dare to withstand the rage and hands of the Achaeans.
§13.107νῦν δὲ ἑκὰς πόλιος κοίλῃς ἐπὶ νηυσὶ μάχονται §13.108ἡγεμόνος κακότητι μεθημοσύνῃσί τε λαῶν, §13.109οἳ κείνῳ ἐρίσαντες ἀμυνέμεν οὐκ ἐθέλουσι §13.110νηῶν ὠκυπόρων, ἀλλὰ κτείνονται ἀνʼ αὐτάς.
But now far from the city they fight at the hollow ships through the baseness of our leader and the slackness of the people, who, quarreling with him, are not willing to defend the swift-faring ships, but are slain among them.
§13.111ἀλλʼ εἰ δὴ καὶ πάμπαν ἐτήτυμον αἴτιός ἐστιν §13.112ἥρως Ἀτρεΐδης εὐρὺ κρείων Ἀγαμέμνων §13.113οὕνεκʼ ἀπητίμησε ποδώκεα Πηλεΐωνα, §13.114ἡμέας γʼ οὔ πως ἔστι μεθιέμεναι πολέμοιο.
But even if in truth the hero son of Atreus, wide-ruling Agamemnon, is entirely to blame, because he dishonoured the swift-footed son of Peleus, yet we must by no means slacken from the fight.
§13.115ἀλλʼ ἀκεώμεθα θᾶσσον· ἀκεσταί τοι φρένες ἐσθλῶν.
But let us heal this quickly; the minds of good men are healable.
And you no longer do well to slacken from impetuous valour, since you are all the best men in the army.
οὐδʼ ἂν ἔγωγε §13.118ἀνδρὶ μαχεσσαίμην ὅς τις πολέμοιο μεθείη §13.119λυγρὸς ἐών· ὑμῖν δὲ νεμεσσῶμαι περὶ κῆρι.
I indeed would not quarrel with a man who slackened from war because he was a coward; but with you I am angry in my heart.
Ah, weaklings, soon indeed you will cause some greater evil by this slackness!
ἀλλʼ ἐν φρεσὶ θέσθε ἕκαστος §13.122αἰδῶ καὶ νέμεσιν· δὴ γὰρ μέγα νεῖκος ὄρωρεν.
But lay to heart, each of you, shame and indignation; for a great struggle is arisen.
§13.123Ἕκτωρ δὴ παρὰ νηυσὶ βοὴν ἀγαθὸς πολεμίζει §13.124καρτερός, ἔρρηξεν δὲ πύλας καὶ μακρὸν ὀχῆα. §13.125ὥς ῥα κελευτιόων γαιήοχος ὦρσεν Ἀχαιούς.
Hector, brave in the war-cry, now fights at the ships, strong as he is, and has broken the gates and the long bar." So speaking, the earth-holder aroused the Achaeans.
§13.126ἀμφὶ δʼ ἄρʼ Αἴαντας δοιοὺς ἵσταντο φάλαγγες §13.127καρτεραί, ἃς οὔτʼ ἄν κεν Ἄρης ὀνόσαιτο μετελθὼν §13.128οὔτε κʼ Ἀθηναίη λαοσσόος· οἳ γὰρ ἄριστοι §13.129κρινθέντες Τρῶάς τε καὶ Ἕκτορα δῖον ἔμιμνον, §13.130φράξαντες δόρυ δουρί, σάκος σάκεϊ προθελύμνῳ·
And about the two Ajaxes stood the strong phalanxes, which neither Ares could find fault with if he entered, nor Athena who rouses the host; for they, the best, chosen out, awaited the Trojans and noble Hector, fence-locking spear to spear, shield to shield in close array.
§13.131ἀσπὶς ἄρʼ ἀσπίδʼ ἔρειδε, κόρυς κόρυν, ἀνέρα δʼ ἀνήρ· §13.132ψαῦον δʼ ἱππόκομοι κόρυθες λαμπροῖσι φάλοισι §13.133νευόντων, ὡς πυκνοὶ ἐφέστασαν ἀλλήλοισιν·
Shield pressed on shield, helmet on helmet, man on man; and the horse-tail helmets touched with their bright crests as they nodded, so closely stood they to one another.
§13.134ἔγχεα δʼ ἐπτύσσοντο θρασειάων ἀπὸ χειρῶν §13.135σειόμενʼ· οἳ δʼ ἰθὺς φρόνεον, μέμασαν δὲ μάχεσθαι.
And spears were overlapping from bold hands as they were brandished; and they looked straight forward, and were eager to fight.
§13.136Τρῶες δὲ προὔτυψαν ἀολλέες, ἦρχε δʼ ἄρʼ Ἕκτωρ §13.137ἀντικρὺ μεμαώς, ὀλοοίτροχος ὣς ἀπὸ πέτρης, §13.138ὅν τε κατὰ στεφάνης ποταμὸς χειμάρροος ὤσῃ §13.139ῥήξας ἀσπέτῳ ὄμβρῳ ἀναιδέος ἔχματα πέτρης· §13.140ὕψι δʼ ἀναθρῴσκων πέτεται, κτυπέει δέ θʼ ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ §13.141ὕλη· ὃ δʼ ἀσφαλέως θέει ἔμπεδον, εἷος ἵκηται
And the Trojans drove forward in a body, and Hector led them, rushing straight on like a rolling stone from a cliff, which a winter torrent pushes down from the brow of a hill, having burst with its vast rain the bonds of the relentless rock; and leaping high it flies, and the wood resounds beneath it; and it runs securely without wavering until it reaches the plain.